Rank

1542of 3,144

Lincoln, Nebraska

Score 6.30 / 10· population 33,365

About 33,400 people live in Lincoln, Nebraska. It ranks #1,542 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #88 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.42% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% 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 65% 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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