Rank

2027of 3,144

Barton, Kansas

Score 6.01 / 10· population 24,899

About 24,900 people live in Barton, Kansas. It ranks #2,027 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #91 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.57% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 70% 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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