Rank
2470of 3,144
Lewis, Washington
Score 5.58 / 10· population 86,154
About 86,200 people live in Lewis, Washington. It ranks #2,470 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.68% of a home's value each year, less than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 22), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% of counties. On this site's state scores, Washington gets 6.34 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 2 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
- 2A (state)2.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.5
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax6.6
Environment
- Air quality7.8
- Floods / hurricanes0.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.1
- Life expectancy5.4
- Government employees4.8
- Single-parent households7.7