Rank
1022of 3,144
Lincoln, Missouri
Score 6.60 / 10· population 64,699
About 64,700 people live in Lincoln, Missouri. It ranks #1,022 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #82 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.97%, higher than in 56% 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 smaller share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 58% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.8
- Sales tax3.7
- Property tax6.6
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes3.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.4
- Life expectancy5.5
- Government employees8.8
- Single-parent households5.2