Rank

95of 3,144

Bear Lake, Idaho

Score 7.68 / 10· population 6,766

About 6,800 people live in Bear Lake, Idaho. It ranks #95 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.41% of a home's value each year, less than in 89% 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 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Air quality is better than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 30), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 95% of counties. On this site's state scores, Idaho gets 7.89 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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