Rank

1478of 3,144

Scott, Missouri

Score 6.34 / 10· population 37,889

About 37,900 people live in Scott, Missouri. It ranks #1,478 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #104 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.72%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.58% of a home's value each year, less than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.6 years, shorter than in 79% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 64% 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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