Rank

1248of 3,144

Atchison, Kansas

Score 6.46 / 10· population 16,016

About 16,000 people live in Atchison, Kansas. It ranks #1,248 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #57 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.31% of a home's value each year, more than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 85% of counties. On this site's state scores, Kansas gets 7.12 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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