Rank

537of 3,144

Minnehaha, South Dakota

Score 6.91 / 10· population 206,930

About 206,900 people live in Minnehaha, South Dakota. It ranks #537 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.7 years, longer than in 72% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 78% 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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