Rank
544of 3,144
Clay, Nebraska
Score 6.90 / 10· population 6,116
About 6,100 people live in Clay, Nebraska. It ranks #544 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #55 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.18% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)9.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.2
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax4.1
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes8.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy7.2
- Government employees3.4
- Single-parent households6.2