Rank

2639of 3,144

Thurston, Washington

Score 5.31 / 10· population 299,003

About 299,000 people live in Thurston, Washington. It ranks #2,639 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8.4%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.82% of a home's value each year, more than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.1 years, longer than in 75% 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 86% 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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