Rank

323of 3,144

Hickory, Missouri

Score 7.14 / 10· population 8,718

About 8,700 people live in Hickory, Missouri. It ranks #323 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #21 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.23%, lower than in 61% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.4% of a home's value each year, less than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.5 years, shorter than in 87% of counties. Air quality is better than in 63% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 78% 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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