Rank

1238of 3,144

Ford, Kansas

Score 6.46 / 10· population 33,980

About 34,000 people live in Ford, Kansas. It ranks #1,238 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #56 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.34% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is better than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 23), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 74% 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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