Rank
2154of 3,144
Reno, Kansas
Score 5.91 / 10· population 61,497
About 61,500 people live in Reno, Kansas. It ranks #2,154 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #97 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.48% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.6 years, shorter than in 50% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 59% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.7
- Sales tax3.2
- Property tax2.6
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes2.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.5
- Life expectancy5.6
- Government employees2.0
- Single-parent households6.2