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34of 3,144

Grant, South Dakota

Score 7.92 / 10· population 7,553

About 7,600 people live in Grant, South Dakota. It ranks #34 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.92% of a home's value each year, more than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Air quality is better than in 72% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 88% 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 President7.2
  4. Sales tax6.2
  5. Property tax5.4

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy8.5
  3. Government employees8.9
  4. Single-parent households9.8

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