Rank
2345of 3,144
Lincoln, Washington
Score 5.72 / 10· population 11,738
About 11,700 people live in Lincoln, Washington. It ranks #2,345 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.6% of a home's value each year, less than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.9 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 53), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 63% 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 President7.4
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax7.0
Environment
- Air quality4.7
- Floods / hurricanes5.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy7.9
- Government employees0.8
- Single-parent households7.7