Rank

506of 3,144

Wayne, Missouri

Score 6.93 / 10· population 10,811

About 10,800 people live in Wayne, Missouri. It ranks #506 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 5.97%, lower than in 77% 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 smaller share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.6 years, shorter than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 50% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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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