Rank

300of 3,144

Harlan, Nebraska

Score 7.17 / 10· population 3,045

About 3,000 people live in Harlan, Nebraska. It ranks #300 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.04% of a home's value each year, more than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 93% 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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