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1627of 3,144

Dickinson, Kansas

Score 6.25 / 10· population 18,445

About 18,400 people live in Dickinson, Kansas. It ranks #1,627 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #78 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8.25%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.38% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.8 years, shorter than in 68% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 61% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 65% 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 President7.7
  4. Sales tax2.5
  5. Property tax3.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.7
  2. Life expectancy3.8
  3. Government employees1.7
  4. Single-parent households8.6

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