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340of 3,144

Butler, Nebraska

Score 7.12 / 10· population 8,459

About 8,500 people live in Butler, Nebraska. It ranks #340 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #33 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.12% of a home's value each year, more than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.9 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 86% 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 President8.0
  4. Sales tax5.0
  5. Property tax4.4

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy8.9
  3. Government employees3.2
  4. Single-parent households9.6

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