Rank
1700of 3,144
Douglas, Kansas
Score 6.20 / 10· population 120,553
About 120,600 people live in Douglas, Kansas. It ranks #1,700 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #81 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.19% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.1 years, longer than in 84% of counties. Air quality is better than in 72% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 61% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President3.1
- Sales tax3.0
- Property tax4.1
Environment
- Air quality6.3
- Floods / hurricanes2.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.3
- Life expectancy9.1
- Government employees8.1
- Single-parent households6.3