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277of 3,144

Adair, Missouri

Score 7.21 / 10· population 25,122

About 25,100 people live in Adair, Missouri. It ranks #277 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 5.97%, lower than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.67% of a home's value each year, less than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 78% of counties. On this site's state scores, Missouri gets 6.81 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.7
  4. Sales tax4.6
  5. Property tax6.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.8
  2. Life expectancy6.6
  3. Government employees8.7
  4. Single-parent households9.6

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