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Butler, Kansas

Score 6.04 / 10· population 68,632

About 68,600 people live in Butler, Kansas. It ranks #1,965 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #90 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.47% of a home's value each year, more than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 55% 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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