Rank

111of 3,144

Butte, Idaho

Score 7.63 / 10· population 2,758

About 2,800 people live in Butte, Idaho. It ranks #111 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #13 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.53% of a home's value each year, less than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 94% 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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