Rank

350of 3,144

Hayes, Nebraska

Score 7.11 / 10· population 846

About 846 people live in Hayes, Nebraska. It ranks #350 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #34 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.92% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in almost every other county. 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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