Rank

1003of 3,144

Pennington, South Dakota

Score 6.61 / 10· population 115,903

About 115,900 people live in Pennington, South Dakota. It ranks #1,003 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 65% 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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