Rank
156of 3,144
Valley, Idaho
Score 7.49 / 10· population 12,644
About 12,600 people live in Valley, Idaho. It ranks #156 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 44 in Idaho. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.34% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 78% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 58% 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 President5.9
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax8.3
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes4.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees4.1
- Single-parent households9.3