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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.8
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax6.6

Environment

  1. Air quality6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.9
  3. Government employees3.0
  4. Single-parent households8.5

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