Rank

500of 3,144

Fall River, South Dakota

Score 6.94 / 10· population 7,393

About 7,400 people live in Fall River, South Dakota. It ranks #500 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.03% of a home's value each year, more than in 72% 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 73.5 years, shorter than in 71% of counties. Air quality is better than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 26), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 71% 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 President7.4
  4. Sales tax6.2
  5. Property tax4.9

Environment

  1. Air quality7.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy3.5
  3. Government employees3.5
  4. Single-parent households1.6

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