Rank

1135of 3,144

Marion, Missouri

Score 6.53 / 10· population 28,336

About 28,300 people live in Marion, Missouri. It ranks #1,135 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #88 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.1%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 61% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), 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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