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2435of 3,144

Sedgwick, Kansas

Score 5.62 / 10· population 528,469

About 528,500 people live in Sedgwick, Kansas. It ranks #2,435 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #102 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.18% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.7
  4. Sales tax3.2
  5. Property tax4.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate5.7
  2. Life expectancy5.4
  3. Government employees6.6
  4. Single-parent households3.6

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