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692of 3,144

Burt, Nebraska

Score 6.79 / 10· population 6,727

About 6,700 people live in Burt, Nebraska. It ranks #692 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #67 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.13% of a home's value each year, more than in 78% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 87% 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 President7.3
  4. Sales tax5.0
  5. Property tax4.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.7
  3. Government employees2.7
  4. Single-parent households7.2

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