Rank
2813of 3,144
Pend Oreille, Washington
Score 4.98 / 10· population 14,361
About 14,400 people live in Pend Oreille, Washington. It ranks #2,813 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #35 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 7.7%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.56% of a home's value each year, less than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.6 years, shorter than in 79% 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 59% 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 President6.9
- Sales tax3.0
- Property tax7.2
Environment
- Air quality4.7
- Floods / hurricanes4.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.6
- Life expectancy2.6
- Government employees1.4
- Single-parent households3.0