Rank

53of 3,144

Miner, South Dakota

Score 7.82 / 10· population 2,280

About 2,300 people live in Miner, South Dakota. It ranks #53 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #13 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.7% of a home's value each year, less than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.2 years, longer than in 76% of counties. Air quality is better than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), 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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