Rank
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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.9
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.9
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax7.8
Environment
- Air quality est.6.1
- Floods / hurricanes7.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy6.7
- Government employees7.7
- Single-parent households6.2