Rank

188of 3,144

Osage, Missouri

Score 7.40 / 10· population 13,468

About 13,500 people live in Osage, Missouri. It ranks #188 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.97%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.4 years, longer than in 69% of counties. Air quality is better than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 66% 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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