Rank

1288of 3,144

Harper, Kansas

Score 6.44 / 10· population 5,435

About 5,400 people live in Harper, Kansas. It ranks #1,288 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.56% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.1 years, shorter than in 55% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 85% 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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