Rank
812of 3,144
Scott, Kansas
Score 6.72 / 10· population 4,922
About 4,900 people live in Scott, Kansas. It ranks #812 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.57% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.5 years, longer than in 70% of counties. Air quality is better than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 91% 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 President8.7
- Sales tax2.3
- Property tax2.2
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes8.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy7.5
- Government employees0.7
- Single-parent households10.0