Rank

2063of 3,144

Neosho, Kansas

Score 5.98 / 10· population 15,420

About 15,400 people live in Neosho, Kansas. It ranks #2,063 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #93 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8.25%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.41% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 72% 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 tax2.5
  5. Property tax3.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.8
  2. Life expectancy4.5
  3. Government employees3.0
  4. Single-parent households3.8

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