Rank

2128of 3,144

Cowley, Kansas

Score 5.93 / 10· population 34,157

About 34,200 people live in Cowley, Kansas. It ranks #2,128 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #96 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.15% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.8 years, shorter than in 68% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% 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 President7.0
  4. Sales tax4.1
  5. Property tax4.3

Environment

  1. Air quality4.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.7
  2. Life expectancy3.8
  3. Government employees0.8
  4. Single-parent households3.4

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