Rank

1222of 3,144

Jefferson, Missouri

Score 6.48 / 10· population 231,230

About 231,200 people live in Jefferson, Missouri. It ranks #1,222 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #94 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.35%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.8% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 87% 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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