Rank

456of 3,144

Norton, Kansas

Score 6.99 / 10· population 5,330

About 5,300 people live in Norton, Kansas. It ranks #456 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8.25%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.1% of a home's value each year, more than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.7 years, longer than in 81% of counties. Air quality is better than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 93% 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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