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666of 3,144

Sheridan, Kansas

Score 6.81 / 10· population 2,423

About 2,400 people live in Sheridan, Kansas. It ranks #666 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #21 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.21% of a home's value each year, more than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.7 years, shorter than in 59% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 98% 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 President9.0
  4. Sales tax2.3
  5. Property tax4.0

Environment

  1. Air quality est.6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy4.7
  3. Government employees0.5
  4. Single-parent households9.4

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