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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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
  2. 2A (state)2.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.5
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax6.6

Environment

  1. Air quality7.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.1
  2. Life expectancy5.4
  3. Government employees4.8
  4. Single-parent households7.7

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