Rank

1034of 3,144

Cheyenne, Nebraska

Score 6.59 / 10· population 9,541

About 9,500 people live in Cheyenne, Nebraska. It ranks #1,034 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #83 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.54% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 29), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 81% 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 President8.2
  4. Sales tax5.0
  5. Property tax2.3

Environment

  1. Air quality7.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.4
  2. Life expectancy5.7
  3. Government employees1.7
  4. Single-parent households9.8

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