Rank

26of 3,144

Potter, South Dakota

Score 7.96 / 10· population 2,413

About 2,400 people live in Potter, South Dakota. It ranks #26 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.23% of a home's value each year, more than in 83% 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 at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 90% 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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