Rank

3079of 3,144

St. Louis City, Missouri

Score 4.21 / 10· population 281,754

About 281,800 people live in St. Louis City, Missouri. It ranks #3,079 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #115 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 9.68%, higher than in 97% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.03% of a home's value each year, more than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.3 years, shorter than in 82% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 56), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% 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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