Rank

1118of 3,144

Shoshone, Idaho

Score 6.54 / 10· population 14,026

About 14,000 people live in Shoshone, Idaho. It ranks #1,118 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #44 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73 years, shorter than in 76% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 65% 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 President7.4
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax7.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy3.0
  3. Government employees1.6
  4. Single-parent households2.8

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