Rank

502of 3,144

Webster, Missouri

Score 6.94 / 10· population 41,472

About 41,500 people live in Webster, Missouri. It ranks #502 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #45 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.3%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.49% of a home's value each year, less than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 69% 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 President8.1
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax7.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.8
  2. Life expectancy5.3
  3. Government employees4.2
  4. Single-parent households9.0

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