Rank

130of 3,144

Perkins, South Dakota

Score 7.58 / 10· population 2,834

About 2,800 people live in Perkins, South Dakota. It ranks #130 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #34 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.97% of a home's value each year, more than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 30), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 96% 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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