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267of 3,144

Shannon, Missouri

Score 7.23 / 10· population 7,238

About 7,200 people live in Shannon, Missouri. It ranks #267 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 5.72%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.36% of a home's value each year, less than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.4 years, shorter than in 81% of counties. Air quality is better than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 67% 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 President8.4
  4. Sales tax4.8
  5. Property tax8.2

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.8
  2. Life expectancy2.4
  3. Government employees9.0
  4. Single-parent households9.7

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