Rank

2723of 3,144

Skagit, Washington

Score 5.16 / 10· population 131,417

About 131,400 people live in Skagit, Washington. It ranks #2,723 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #32 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8.3%, higher than in 90% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 49% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.3 years, longer than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 87% 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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