Rank
168of 3,144
Latah, Idaho
Score 7.46 / 10· population 41,301
About 41,300 people live in Latah, Idaho. It ranks #168 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #23 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 63% 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 President5.3
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax7.1
Environment
- Air quality7.3
- Floods / hurricanes5.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.2
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees8.0
- Single-parent households7.9