Rank

581of 3,144

Atchison, Missouri

Score 6.87 / 10· population 5,107

About 5,100 people live in Atchison, Missouri. It ranks #581 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #54 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.48%, lower than in 54% 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 80% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.4 years, shorter than in 62% of counties. Air quality is better than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 83% 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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