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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.9
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.0
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax7.8

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.9
  2. Life expectancy3.0
  3. Government employees0.7
  4. Single-parent households7.0

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