Rank

376of 3,144

Barry, Missouri

Score 7.07 / 10· population 35,265

About 35,300 people live in Barry, Missouri. It ranks #376 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.23%, lower than in 61% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.46% of a home's value each year, less than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.6 years, shorter than in 60% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% 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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