Rank

2214of 3,144

Wahkiakum, Washington

Score 5.86 / 10· population 4,765

About 4,800 people live in Wahkiakum, Washington. It ranks #2,214 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 7.8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.6 years, longer than in 88% of counties. Air quality is better than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 58% 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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