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2418of 3,144

Geary, Kansas

Score 5.65 / 10· population 35,047

About 35,000 people live in Geary, Kansas. It ranks #2,418 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #101 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.47% of a home's value each year, more than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.1 years, shorter than in 74% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 71% 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 President5.8
  4. Sales tax3.0
  5. Property tax2.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.6
  2. Life expectancy3.1
  3. Government employees2.7
  4. Single-parent households3.8

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