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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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.8
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax8.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.4
  2. Life expectancy2.7
  3. Government employees6.0
  4. Single-parent households5.7

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