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297of 3,144

Gentry, Missouri

Score 7.17 / 10· population 6,287

About 6,300 people live in Gentry, Missouri. It ranks #297 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #19 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 5.72%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.74% of a home's value each year, less than in 49% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.1
  4. Sales tax4.8
  5. Property tax6.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.5
  3. Government employees2.3
  4. Single-parent households9.7

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