Rank

285of 3,144

Wheeler, Nebraska

Score 7.19 / 10· population 775

About 775 people live in Wheeler, Nebraska. It ranks #285 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #24 of 93 in Nebraska. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.98% of a home's value each year, more than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 98% 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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
  2. 2A (state)9.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.8
  4. Sales tax5.0
  5. Property tax5.1

Environment

  1. Air quality6.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy est.7.6
  3. Government employees0.2
  4. Single-parent households9.7

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