Rank
1135of 3,144
Vernon, Wisconsin
Score 6.53 / 10· population 31,170
About 31,200 people live in Vernon, Wisconsin. It ranks #1,135 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #32 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.14% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.2 years, longer than in 76% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 50% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 58% 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 President5.3
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax4.3
Environment
- Air quality5.9
- Floods / hurricanes3.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.7
- Life expectancy8.2
- Government employees6.8
- Single-parent households8.8