Rank

234of 3,144

Cedar, Missouri

Score 7.30 / 10· population 14,672

About 14,700 people live in Cedar, Missouri. It ranks #234 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 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 82% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.1 years, shorter than in 55% of counties. Air quality is better than in 49% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 83% 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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