Rank
586of 3,144
Benewah, Idaho
Score 6.87 / 10· population 10,369
About 10,400 people live in Benewah, Idaho. It ranks #586 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.43% of a home's value each year, less than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73 years, shorter than in 76% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 66% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.9
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.0
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax7.8
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes5.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.9
- Life expectancy3.0
- Government employees0.7
- Single-parent households7.0