Rank
639of 3,144
Sherman, Nebraska
Score 6.83 / 10· population 2,983
About 3,000 people live in Sherman, Nebraska. It ranks #639 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #65 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 89% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 93% 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 President8.0
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax4.1
Environment
- Air quality6.6
- Floods / hurricanes9.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees0.8
- Single-parent households3.9