Rank

451of 3,144

Carter, Missouri

Score 6.99 / 10· population 5,303

About 5,300 people live in Carter, Missouri. It ranks #451 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 5.72%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.44% of a home's value each year, less than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.8 years, shorter than in 77% 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 53% 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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