Rank
2053of 3,144
Edwards, Kansas
Score 5.99 / 10· population 2,733
About 2,700 people live in Edwards, Kansas. It ranks #2,053 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #92 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.88%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.18% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 92% 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.
v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.3
- Sales tax2.8
- Property tax4.1
Environment
- Air quality6.1
- Floods / hurricanes8.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate est.7.4
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees1.1
- Single-parent households3.9