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111of 3,144

Turner, South Dakota

Score 7.63 / 10· population 9,027

About 9,000 people live in Turner, South Dakota. It ranks #111 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.01% of a home's value each year, more than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.9 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is better than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 82% 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 President7.5
  4. Sales tax6.2
  5. Property tax5.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy7.9
  3. Government employees5.9
  4. Single-parent households8.4

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