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164of 3,144

Idaho, Idaho

Score 7.47 / 10· population 17,890

About 17,900 people live in Idaho, Idaho. It ranks #164 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.32% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.2 years, longer than in 76% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 61% 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 President8.3
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax8.4

Environment

  1. Air quality5.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.7
  2. Life expectancy8.2
  3. Government employees4.8
  4. Single-parent households8.7

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