Rank

781of 3,144

Pawnee, Kansas

Score 6.74 / 10· population 6,126

About 6,100 people live in Pawnee, Kansas. It ranks #781 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.69% of a home's value each year, more than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 58% 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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