Rank

2444of 3,144

DeSoto, Mississippi

Score 5.61 / 10· population 193,247

About 193,200 people live in DeSoto, Mississippi. It ranks #2,444 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #31 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.53% of a home's value each year, less than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.1 years, shorter than in 65% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 71% of counties. On this site's state scores, Mississippi gets 5.69 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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