Rank

450of 3,144

Barton, Missouri

Score 7.00 / 10· population 11,731

About 11,700 people live in Barton, Missouri. It ranks #450 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.48%, lower than in 54% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 67% 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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