Rank
47of 3,144
Sheridan, North Dakota
Score 7.85 / 10· population 1,266
About 1,300 people live in Sheridan, North Dakota. It ranks #47 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 5%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 97% of counties. On this site's state scores, North Dakota gets 7.55 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 9 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)9.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.6
- Sales tax5.5
- Property tax7.2
Environment
- Air quality6.5
- Floods / hurricanes9.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy est.7.6
- Government employees8.0
- Single-parent households8.1