Rank
296of 3,144
Douglas, Missouri
Score 7.18 / 10· population 12,228
About 12,200 people live in Douglas, Missouri. It ranks #296 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #18 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.23%, lower than in 61% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.38% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.5 years, shorter than in 80% of counties. Air quality is better than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 82% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.6
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax8.1
Environment
- Air quality5.9
- Floods / hurricanes7.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.4
- Life expectancy2.5
- Government employees9.2
- Single-parent households4.7