# St. Louis City, Missouri — #3,079 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.21 of 10. FIPS 29510. Population 281,754. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.81 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 4.43 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 1.74 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 0.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 1.20 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.85 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.30 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 2.30 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.56 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.35 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #3144 Saint Clair, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17163.md
- #2727 Saint Louis, Missouri — https://libertymoving.org/counties/29189.md
- #3074 Madison, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17119.md

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