Rank

738of 3,144

Sainte Genevieve, Missouri

Score 6.76 / 10· population 18,642

About 18,600 people live in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. It ranks #738 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #67 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 7.6%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% 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 61% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.3
  4. Sales tax3.1
  5. Property tax6.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.6
  2. Life expectancy6.7
  3. Government employees4.3
  4. Single-parent households7.5

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