Rank
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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.9
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax4.1
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes5.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.7
- Life expectancy7.5
- Government employees0.9
- Single-parent households7.4