Rank

703of 3,144

Cole, Missouri

Score 6.79 / 10· population 77,278

About 77,300 people live in Cole, Missouri. It ranks #703 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #65 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 5.6%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.73% of a home's value each year, less than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.9 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 62% 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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