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309of 3,144

Stoddard, Missouri

Score 7.16 / 10· population 28,397

About 28,400 people live in Stoddard, Missouri. It ranks #309 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 7.41%, higher than in 76% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.67% of a home's value each year, less than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.1 years, shorter than in 74% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 29), 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.7
  4. Sales tax3.3
  5. Property tax6.7

Environment

  1. Air quality7.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy3.1
  3. Government employees9.6
  4. Single-parent households6.7

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