Rank

15of 3,144

Harding, South Dakota

Score 8.06 / 10· population 1,324

About 1,300 people live in Harding, South Dakota. It ranks #15 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.98% of a home's value each year, more than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 31), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 97% 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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