Rank
2838of 3,144
Okanogan, Washington
Score 4.93 / 10· population 43,712
About 43,700 people live in Okanogan, Washington. It ranks #2,838 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #36 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% 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 President5.6
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax6.8
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes1.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.8
- Life expectancy5.7
- Government employees2.1
- Single-parent households3.0