Rank

377of 3,144

Shelby, Missouri

Score 7.07 / 10· population 5,931

About 5,900 people live in Shelby, Missouri. It ranks #377 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 7.23%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.81% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 90% 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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