Rank
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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.6
- Sales tax3.8
- Property tax6.9
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes3.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.2
- Life expectancy2.0
- Government employees5.4
- Single-parent households4.3