Rank
1476of 3,144
Richland, Wisconsin
Score 6.34 / 10· population 17,197
About 17,200 people live in Richland, Wisconsin. It ranks #1,476 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #49 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.09% of a home's value each year, more than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.8 years, longer than in 82% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 53% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 50% 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.
v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values
Election 2026 updates
News that could move a factor in this ranking. The scores do not change until the data behind them does.
Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)8.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.6
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax4.5
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes3.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.5
- Life expectancy8.8
- Government employees4.8
- Single-parent households5.1