Rank

1687of 3,144

Cherokee, Kansas

Score 6.21 / 10· population 19,054

About 19,100 people live in Cherokee, Kansas. It ranks #1,687 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #80 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.4 years, shorter than in 81% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 52), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 59% 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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