Rank
1275of 3,144
Jackson, Kansas
Score 6.45 / 10· population 13,368
About 13,400 people live in Jackson, Kansas. It ranks #1,275 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #60 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8.15%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.1% of a home's value each year, more than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.8 years, longer than in 50% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 82% 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 President7.1
- Sales tax2.6
- Property tax4.5
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes7.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.6
- Life expectancy5.8
- Government employees2.6
- Single-parent households6.1