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2255of 3,144

Saline, Kansas

Score 5.82 / 10· population 53,098

About 53,100 people live in Saline, Kansas. It ranks #2,255 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #98 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.34% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 54% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.5
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax3.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.6
  2. Life expectancy5.7
  3. Government employees2.2
  4. Single-parent households4.3

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