Rank
966of 3,144
Taney, Missouri
Score 6.63 / 10· population 56,775
About 56,800 people live in Taney, Missouri. It ranks #966 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #80 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.35%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 28), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.0
- Sales tax4.2
- Property tax7.3
Environment
- Air quality7.2
- Floods / hurricanes1.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.3
- Life expectancy5.0
- Government employees4.3
- Single-parent households4.9