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1751of 3,144

Franklin, Kansas

Score 6.17 / 10· population 26,125

About 26,100 people live in Franklin, Kansas. It ranks #1,751 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #83 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.31% of a home's value each year, more than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), 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 President7.0
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax3.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.6
  2. Life expectancy5.0
  3. Government employees3.6
  4. Single-parent households7.0

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