Rank

1211of 3,144

Mitchell, Kansas

Score 6.49 / 10· population 5,719

About 5,700 people live in Mitchell, Kansas. It ranks #1,211 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #54 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.49% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% of counties. Air quality is better than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 86% 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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