Rank

320of 3,144

Davison, South Dakota

Score 7.14 / 10· population 19,922

About 19,900 people live in Davison, South Dakota. It ranks #320 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #51 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.14% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.1 years, longer than in 84% of counties. Air quality is better than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 75% 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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