Rank
822of 3,144
McDonald, Missouri
Score 6.71 / 10· population 23,903
About 23,900 people live in McDonald, Missouri. It ranks #822 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #74 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.23%, lower than in 61% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.35% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.3 years, shorter than in 82% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 62% 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 President8.4
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax8.3
Environment
- Air quality4.9
- Floods / hurricanes2.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.4
- Life expectancy2.3
- Government employees9.1
- Single-parent households4.3