Rank

772of 3,144

Seward, Nebraska

Score 6.74 / 10· population 17,671

About 17,700 people live in Seward, Nebraska. It ranks #772 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #74 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.18% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.5 years, longer than in 87% of counties. Air quality is better than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 84% 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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