Rank

110of 3,144

Beadle, South Dakota

Score 7.64 / 10· population 19,591

About 19,600 people live in Beadle, South Dakota. It ranks #110 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #29 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.01% of a home's value each year, more than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.2 years, longer than in 76% of counties. Air quality is better than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 31), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 67% of counties. On this site's state scores, South Dakota gets 8.18 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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