Rank
950of 3,144
Saline, Nebraska
Score 6.64 / 10· population 14,555
About 14,600 people live in Saline, Nebraska. It ranks #950 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #82 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.22% of a home's value each year, more than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.4 years, longer than in 87% of counties. Air quality is better than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% 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 President6.7
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax3.9
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes6.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy9.4
- Government employees3.3
- Single-parent households5.0