Rank

1862of 3,144

Riley, Kansas

Score 6.11 / 10· population 71,402

About 71,400 people live in Riley, Kansas. It ranks #1,862 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #88 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.21%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.41% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.3 years, longer than in 86% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 53% 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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