Rank

1434of 3,144

Russell, Kansas

Score 6.36 / 10· population 6,723

About 6,700 people live in Russell, Kansas. It ranks #1,434 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #68 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.56% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% of counties. Air quality is better than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 93% 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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