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742of 3,144

Ellsworth, Kansas

Score 6.76 / 10· population 6,357

About 6,400 people live in Ellsworth, Kansas. It ranks #742 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #24 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.46% of a home's value each year, more than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 89% 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 President7.6
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax2.7

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy9.0
  3. Government employees1.1
  4. Single-parent households9.4

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