Rank

2970of 3,144

Yakima, Washington

Score 4.64 / 10· population 256,643

About 256,600 people live in Yakima, Washington. It ranks #2,970 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #39 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 8.2%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 91% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% 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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