Rank

1495of 3,144

Marion, Kansas

Score 6.33 / 10· population 11,690

About 11,700 people live in Marion, Kansas. It ranks #1,495 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #72 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.45% of a home's value each year, more than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 75% 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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