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1688of 3,144

Saint Francois, Missouri

Score 6.21 / 10· population 67,058

About 67,100 people live in Saint Francois, Missouri. It ranks #1,688 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #109 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.85%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.63% of a home's value each year, less than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72 years, shorter than in 84% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 53% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 58% 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 President7.6
  4. Sales tax3.8
  5. Property tax6.9

Environment

  1. Air quality5.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.2
  2. Life expectancy2.0
  3. Government employees5.4
  4. Single-parent households4.3

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