Rank

1197of 3,144

Jasper, Missouri

Score 6.49 / 10· population 125,056

About 125,100 people live in Jasper, Missouri. It ranks #1,197 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #90 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 5.6%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.68% of a home's value each year, less than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.1 years, shorter than in 65% of counties. Air quality is better than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 77% 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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