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114of 3,144

Hanson, South Dakota

Score 7.62 / 10· population 3,471

About 3,500 people live in Hanson, South Dakota. It ranks #114 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #31 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.82% of a home's value each year, more than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.9 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is better than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 90% 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 President7.9
  4. Sales tax6.2
  5. Property tax5.9

Environment

  1. Air quality6.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy7.9
  3. Government employees1.1
  4. Single-parent households8.7

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