Rank

1133of 3,144

Pike, Missouri

Score 6.53 / 10· population 17,935

About 17,900 people live in Pike, Missouri. It ranks #1,133 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #87 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 7.28%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.61% of a home's value each year, less than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 68% 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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