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508of 3,144

Saunders, Nebraska

Score 6.93 / 10· population 23,463

About 23,500 people live in Saunders, Nebraska. It ranks #508 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.21% of a home's value each year, more than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.1 years, longer than in 84% of counties. Air quality is better than in 58% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 78% 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 President7.3
  4. Sales tax5.0
  5. Property tax4.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.7
  2. Life expectancy9.1
  3. Government employees3.5
  4. Single-parent households9.7

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