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1269of 3,144

Lincoln, Kansas

Score 6.45 / 10· population 2,920

About 2,900 people live in Lincoln, Kansas. It ranks #1,269 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #59 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.54% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 89% 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 President8.2
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax2.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.6
  3. Government employees2.5
  4. Single-parent households3.5

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