Rank

68of 3,144

Custer, South Dakota

Score 7.75 / 10· population 9,117

About 9,100 people live in Custer, South Dakota. It ranks #68 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #19 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.71% of a home's value each year, less than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 87% 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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