Rank

1090of 3,144

Wichita, Kansas

Score 6.55 / 10· population 2,082

About 2,100 people live in Wichita, Kansas. It ranks #1,090 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 105 in Kansas. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.35% of a home's value each year, more than in 88% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 97% 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 President8.6
  4. Sales tax2.3
  5. Property tax3.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate est.7.4
  2. Life expectancy6.8
  3. Government employees0.3
  4. Single-parent households9.8

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