Rank
764of 3,144
Otoe, Nebraska
Score 6.75 / 10· population 16,335
About 16,300 people live in Otoe, Nebraska. It ranks #764 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #71 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.29% of a home's value each year, more than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.2 years, longer than in 76% 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 lower than in 86% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)9.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.0
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax3.6
Environment
- Air quality6.0
- Floods / hurricanes7.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.0
- Life expectancy8.2
- Government employees4.7
- Single-parent households7.7