Rank

197of 3,144

DeKalb, Missouri

Score 7.38 / 10· population 9,899

About 9,900 people live in DeKalb, Missouri. It ranks #197 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.23%, lower than in 61% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% of counties. Air quality is better than in 53% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 86% 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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