Rank
1568of 3,144
Dodge, Nebraska
Score 6.29 / 10· population 37,187
About 37,200 people live in Dodge, Nebraska. It ranks #1,568 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #89 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.32% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 54% 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 President6.6
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax3.4
Environment
- Air quality6.1
- Floods / hurricanes3.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.5
- Life expectancy6.6
- Government employees5.0
- Single-parent households4.2