Rank
2561of 3,144
Walla Walla, Washington
Score 5.44 / 10· population 61,568
About 61,600 people live in Walla Walla, Washington. It ranks #2,561 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #19 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8.3%, higher than in 90% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.85% of a home's value each year, more than in 59% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78 years, longer than in 74% of counties. Air quality is better than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
- 2A (state)2.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.3
- Sales tax2.5
- Property tax5.7
Environment
- Air quality7.3
- Floods / hurricanes3.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.1
- Life expectancy8.0
- Government employees5.9
- Single-parent households4.3