Rank

796of 3,144

Washington, Wisconsin

Score 6.73 / 10· population 138,168

About 138,200 people live in Washington, Wisconsin. It ranks #796 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.8 years, longer than in 89% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 53% 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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