Rank

385of 3,144

Box Butte, Nebraska

Score 7.06 / 10· population 10,692

About 10,700 people live in Box Butte, Nebraska. It ranks #385 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #38 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 67% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.9 years, longer than in 51% of counties. Air quality is better than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 96% 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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