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645of 3,144

Dallas, Missouri

Score 6.83 / 10· population 17,768

About 17,800 people live in Dallas, Missouri. It ranks #645 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #60 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.72%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.42% of a home's value each year, less than in 88% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.9 years, shorter than in 67% of counties. Air quality is better than in 58% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% 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 President8.2
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax7.9

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.2
  2. Life expectancy3.9
  3. Government employees2.8
  4. Single-parent households6.0

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