Rank

240of 3,144

Lake, South Dakota

Score 7.29 / 10· population 11,031

About 11,000 people live in Lake, South Dakota. It ranks #240 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #49 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.93% of a home's value each year, more than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.7 years, longer than in 81% 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 76% 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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