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185of 3,144

Walworth, South Dakota

Score 7.41 / 10· population 5,269

About 5,300 people live in Walworth, South Dakota. It ranks #185 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #46 of 66 in South Dakota. The combined sales tax is 4.2%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.12% of a home's value each year, more than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.7 years, longer than in 72% of counties. Air quality is better than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 29), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 76% 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 President7.9
  4. Sales tax6.2
  5. Property tax4.4

Environment

  1. Air quality7.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy7.7
  3. Government employees1.6
  4. Single-parent households8.5

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