Rank

793of 3,144

Ottawa, Kansas

Score 6.73 / 10· population 5,818

About 5,800 people live in Ottawa, Kansas. It ranks #793 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.34% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 84% 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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