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Mississippi, Missouri

Score 6.04 / 10· population 11,822

About 11,800 people live in Mississippi, Missouri. It ranks #1,970 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #110 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.97%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.77% of a home's value each year, more than in 52% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 81% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.4 years, shorter than in 93% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 75% 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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