Rank

86of 3,144

Custer, Idaho

Score 7.70 / 10· population 4,523

About 4,500 people live in Custer, Idaho. It ranks #86 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.42% of a home's value each year, less than in 88% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.3 years, longer than in 86% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 8), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 56% 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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