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994of 3,144

Ness, Kansas

Score 6.61 / 10· population 2,618

About 2,600 people live in Ness, Kansas. It ranks #994 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.55% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.3 years, shorter than in 82% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 90% 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 President8.9
  4. Sales tax4.1
  5. Property tax2.3

Environment

  1. Air quality est.6.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy2.3
  3. Government employees1.0
  4. Single-parent households8.7

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