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116of 3,144

Gooding, Idaho

Score 7.62 / 10· population 16,061

About 16,100 people live in Gooding, Idaho. It ranks #116 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 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 smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 82% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.9
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.9
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax7.8

Environment

  1. Air quality est.6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.7
  3. Government employees7.7
  4. Single-parent households6.2

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