Rank

1436of 3,144

Clay, Missouri

Score 6.36 / 10· population 259,772

About 259,800 people live in Clay, Missouri. It ranks #1,436 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #102 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 5.48%, lower than in 85% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.3 years, longer than in 77% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% 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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