Rank

192of 3,144

Kootenai, Idaho

Score 7.40 / 10· population 185,010

About 185,000 people live in Kootenai, Idaho. It ranks #192 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.41% of a home's value each year, less than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.8 years, longer than in 82% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 29), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 79% 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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