Rank
549of 3,144
Hamilton, Kansas
Score 6.89 / 10· population 2,437
About 2,400 people live in Hamilton, Kansas. It ranks #549 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.58% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is better than in 82% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in almost every other county. 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 President8.3
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax2.1
Environment
- Air quality6.6
- Floods / hurricanes9.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy4.8
- Government employees5.9
- Single-parent households9.6