Rank

1663of 3,144

Lancaster, Nebraska

Score 6.22 / 10· population 326,716

About 326,700 people live in Lancaster, Nebraska. It ranks #1,663 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #91 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.43% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.2 years, longer than in 85% of counties. Air quality is better than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 78% 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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