Rank

2727of 3,144

Saint Louis, Missouri

Score 5.15 / 10· population 987,059

About 987,100 people live in Saint Louis, Missouri. It ranks #2,727 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #113 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 7.73%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.14% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 95% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 98% 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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