Rank
947of 3,144
Adams, Nebraska
Score 6.64 / 10· population 30,899
About 30,900 people live in Adams, Nebraska. It ranks #947 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #81 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.37% of a home's value each year, more than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.1 years, longer than in 65% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 77% of counties. On this site's state scores, Nebraska gets 6.87 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 9 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)9.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.1
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax3.2
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes6.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy7.1
- Government employees5.9
- Single-parent households4.5