Rank

1643of 3,144

Buchanan, Missouri

Score 6.24 / 10· population 82,956

About 83,000 people live in Buchanan, Missouri. It ranks #1,643 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #108 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 5.83%, lower than in 78% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.74% of a home's value each year, less than in 49% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.4 years, shorter than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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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