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1236of 3,144

Johnson, Missouri

Score 6.47 / 10· population 54,962

About 55,000 people live in Johnson, Missouri. It ranks #1,236 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #95 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 7.48%, higher than in 76% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.69% of a home's value each year, less than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is better than in 58% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 54% 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 President7.0
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax6.6

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.6
  2. Life expectancy6.2
  3. Government employees3.3
  4. Single-parent households7.9

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