Rank

2414of 3,144

Racine, Wisconsin

Score 5.66 / 10· population 196,613

About 196,600 people live in Racine, Wisconsin. It ranks #2,414 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #70 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.44% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 78% 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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