Rank
602of 3,144
Wright, Missouri
Score 6.86 / 10· population 19,403
About 19,400 people live in Wright, Missouri. It ranks #602 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #57 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.1%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.34% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.7 years, shorter than in 78% of counties. Air quality is better than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 51% 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 President8.8
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax8.3
Environment
- Air quality6.0
- Floods / hurricanes3.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.4
- Life expectancy2.7
- Government employees6.0
- Single-parent households5.7