Rank

479of 3,144

Marshall, Kansas

Score 6.96 / 10· population 9,933

About 9,900 people live in Marshall, Kansas. It ranks #479 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.14% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 50% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 80% 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 President7.4
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax4.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.1
  3. Government employees5.3
  4. Single-parent households9.8

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