Rank

501of 3,144

Pottawatomie, Kansas

Score 6.94 / 10· population 26,382

About 26,400 people live in Pottawatomie, Kansas. It ranks #501 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #13 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.3 years, longer than in 86% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 76% 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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