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564of 3,144

Richardson, Nebraska

Score 6.88 / 10· population 7,689

About 7,700 people live in Richardson, Nebraska. It ranks #564 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #58 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.09% of a home's value each year, more than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.4 years, longer than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 50% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 88% 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 President7.6
  4. Sales tax5.0
  5. Property tax4.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy7.4
  3. Government employees2.8
  4. Single-parent households7.7

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