Rank

685of 3,144

Buffalo, Nebraska

Score 6.80 / 10· population 50,697

About 50,700 people live in Buffalo, Nebraska. It ranks #685 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #66 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.38% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.8 years, longer than in 89% of counties. Air quality is better than in 78% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 62% 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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