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1562of 3,144

Miami, Kansas

Score 6.29 / 10· population 35,320

About 35,300 people live in Miami, Kansas. It ranks #1,562 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #75 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.19% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.5 years, longer than in 70% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 66% 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 President6.9
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax4.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.7
  2. Life expectancy7.5
  3. Government employees0.9
  4. Single-parent households7.4

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