Rank

422of 3,144

Macon, Missouri

Score 7.02 / 10· population 15,161

About 15,200 people live in Macon, Missouri. It ranks #422 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #37 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.85%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.65% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.8 years, longer than in 50% of counties. Air quality is better than in 53% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 65% 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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