Rank

574of 3,144

Dakota, Nebraska

Score 6.88 / 10· population 21,268

About 21,300 people live in Dakota, Nebraska. It ranks #574 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #59 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.25% of a home's value each year, more than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.5 years, longer than in 70% of counties. Air quality is better than in 58% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 77% 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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