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155of 3,144

Bon Homme, South Dakota

Score 7.49 / 10· population 7,065

About 7,100 people live in Bon Homme, South Dakota. It ranks #155 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.1% of a home's value each year, more than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.3 years, longer than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 94% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.5
  4. Sales tax6.2
  5. Property tax4.5

Environment

  1. Air quality6.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy8.3
  3. Government employees3.5
  4. Single-parent households6.3

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