Rank
1230of 3,144
Webster, Kentucky
Score 6.47 / 10· population 12,726
About 12,700 people live in Webster, Kentucky. It ranks #1,230 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #51 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.68% of a home's value each year, less than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.8 years, shorter than in 85% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 78% of counties. On this site's state scores, Kentucky gets 5.8 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.8
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax6.6
Environment
- Air quality5.2
- Floods / hurricanes6.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.1
- Life expectancy1.8
- Government employees6.0
- Single-parent households5.1