Rank
798of 3,144
Oconto, Wisconsin
Score 6.73 / 10· population 39,775
About 39,800 people live in Oconto, Wisconsin. It ranks #798 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.05% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.9 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)8.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.1
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax4.8
Environment
- Air quality6.3
- Floods / hurricanes3.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy8.9
- Government employees5.5
- Single-parent households7.3