Rank

213of 3,144

Perry, Missouri

Score 7.34 / 10· population 18,950

About 19,000 people live in Perry, Missouri. It ranks #213 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.6%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), 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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