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54of 3,144

Sully, South Dakota

Score 7.82 / 10· population 1,494

About 1,500 people live in Sully, South Dakota. It ranks #54 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.86% of a home's value each year, more than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 25), 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.0
  4. Sales tax6.2
  5. Property tax5.7

Environment

  1. Air quality7.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy est.9.4
  3. Government employees4.0
  4. Single-parent households6.8

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