Rank

2730of 3,144

Shawnee, Kansas

Score 5.14 / 10· population 177,746

About 177,700 people live in Shawnee, Kansas. It ranks #2,730 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #104 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 7.85%, 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 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 85% 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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