# Ashland, Wisconsin — #1,926 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 6.06 of 10. FIPS 55003. Population 16,079. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 16,100 people live in Ashland, Wisconsin. It ranks #1,926 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #64 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.3% of a home's value each year, more than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 81% of counties. On this site's state scores, Wisconsin gets 6.86 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights. ## Scores | Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag | |---|---|---|---| | Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.86 | | | 2A | state | 8.00 | | | Air quality | county | 6.33 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.71 | | | Homicide rate | county | 9.59 | | | Sales tax | county | 5.00 | | | Property tax | county | 3.50 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 7.18 | | | Life expectancy | county | 4.90 | | | Government employees | county | 0.83 | | | Single-parent households | county | 6.66 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #1658 Sawyer, Wisconsin — https://libertymoving.org/counties/55113.md - #1048 Price, Wisconsin — https://libertymoving.org/counties/55099.md - #1083 Bayfield, Wisconsin — https://libertymoving.org/counties/55007.md - #931 Iron, Wisconsin — https://libertymoving.org/counties/55051.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/55003 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=55003 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy