Rank

1043of 3,144

Saint Charles, Missouri

Score 6.59 / 10· population 416,659

About 416,700 people live in Saint Charles, Missouri. It ranks #1,043 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #83 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 5.95%, lower than in 78% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.7 years, longer than in 89% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% 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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