Rank

131of 3,144

Hughes, South Dakota

Score 7.57 / 10· population 17,624

About 17,600 people live in Hughes, South Dakota. It ranks #131 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #35 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 smaller share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 13), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 77% 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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