Rank
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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.0
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax3.5
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes5.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.6
- Life expectancy5.0
- Government employees3.6
- Single-parent households7.0