Rank

264of 3,144

Sullivan, Missouri

Score 7.23 / 10· population 5,797

About 5,800 people live in Sullivan, Missouri. It ranks #264 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 7.48%, higher than in 76% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.56% of a home's value each year, less than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.9 years, longer than in 51% of counties. Air quality is better than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 88% 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 President8.3
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax7.2

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy5.9
  3. Government employees7.2
  4. Single-parent households6.4

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