Rank
403of 3,144
Chariton, Missouri
Score 7.04 / 10· population 7,399
About 7,400 people live in Chariton, Missouri. It ranks #403 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #34 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.23%, lower than in 61% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.69% of a home's value each year, less than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is better than in 58% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 69% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.8
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax6.6
Environment
- Air quality6.1
- Floods / hurricanes5.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy6.9
- Government employees3.0
- Single-parent households8.5