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937of 3,144

Madison, Nebraska

Score 6.64 / 10· population 35,627

About 35,600 people live in Madison, Nebraska. It ranks #937 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #80 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 56% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78 years, longer than in 74% of counties. Air quality is better than in 76% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 50% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
  2. 2A (state)9.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.8
  4. Sales tax5.0
  5. Property tax3.4

Environment

  1. Air quality6.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.5
  2. Life expectancy8.0
  3. Government employees5.5
  4. Single-parent households6.0

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