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377of 3,144

Camden, Missouri

Score 7.07 / 10· population 44,044

About 44,000 people live in Camden, Missouri. It ranks #377 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #29 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 80% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% of counties. Air quality is better than in 56% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% 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 President7.7
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax7.7

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.2
  2. Life expectancy6.7
  3. Government employees8.0
  4. Single-parent households8.7

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