Rank

271of 3,144

Mercer, Missouri

Score 7.22 / 10· population 3,469

About 3,500 people live in Mercer, Missouri. It ranks #271 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 7.97%, higher than in 82% 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 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.2 years, longer than in 76% of counties. Air quality is better than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 88% 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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