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600of 3,144

Boyd, Nebraska

Score 6.86 / 10· population 1,725

About 1,700 people live in Boyd, Nebraska. It ranks #600 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #62 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.16% of a home's value each year, more than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is better than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 31), 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
  2. 2A (state)9.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.8
  4. Sales tax5.0
  5. Property tax4.2

Environment

  1. Air quality6.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy4.8
  3. Government employees1.0
  4. Single-parent households6.8

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