Rank

211of 3,144

Cherry, Nebraska

Score 7.34 / 10· population 5,492

About 5,500 people live in Cherry, Nebraska. It ranks #211 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.95% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79 years, longer than in 83% 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 90% 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 tax5.3

Environment

  1. Air quality7.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy9.0
  3. Government employees5.1
  4. Single-parent households6.0

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