Rank

231of 3,144

Blaine, Idaho

Score 7.31 / 10· population 25,041

About 25,000 people live in Blaine, Idaho. It ranks #231 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #34 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.38% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 18), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 58% 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 President3.3
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax8.1

Environment

  1. Air quality8.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.5
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees9.2
  4. Single-parent households5.2

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