Rank

1448of 3,144

Chautauqua, Kansas

Score 6.36 / 10· population 3,347

About 3,300 people live in Chautauqua, Kansas. It ranks #1,448 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #70 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.7 years, shorter than in 78% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 89% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.5
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax5.0

Environment

  1. Air quality4.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy2.7
  3. Government employees0.3
  4. Single-parent households4.1

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