Rank

1426of 3,144

Howell, Missouri

Score 6.37 / 10· population 40,735

About 40,700 people live in Howell, Missouri. It ranks #1,426 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #101 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 5.91%, lower than in 78% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.44% of a home's value each year, less than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.3 years, shorter than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 50% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% 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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