Rank

896of 3,144

Pawnee, Nebraska

Score 6.67 / 10· population 2,512

About 2,500 people live in Pawnee, Nebraska. It ranks #896 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #78 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 91% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% 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 95% 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 President7.9
  4. Sales tax5.0
  5. Property tax3.6

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.7
  3. Government employees0.7
  4. Single-parent households6.4

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