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2581of 3,144

Stevens, Washington

Score 5.41 / 10· population 48,837

About 48,800 people live in Stevens, Washington. It ranks #2,581 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.61% of a home's value each year, less than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
  2. 2A (state)2.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.1
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax7.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.2
  2. Life expectancy6.5
  3. Government employees1.4
  4. Single-parent households7.6

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