Rank

2678of 3,144

Spokane, Washington

Score 5.23 / 10· population 551,455

About 551,500 people live in Spokane, Washington. It ranks #2,678 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8.1%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is better than in 49% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), 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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