Rank

2169of 3,144

Dane, Wisconsin

Score 5.90 / 10· population 575,347

About 575,300 people live in Dane, Wisconsin. It ranks #2,169 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #67 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.57% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% 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.

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