County Rankings

Browse and compare all 3,144 scored US counties. Filter by state, sort by any dimension, or jump to a category.

Score Dimensions

🏛Property Tax

Effective property tax rate vs national benchmarks

🏠Cost of Living

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability

💼Income & Jobs

Median household income and per capita earnings

🛡Safety

Violent and property crime rates per 100K residents

❤Health

Life expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access

🎓Schools

Graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment

⚡Disaster Risk

FEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more

💧Water Quality

EPA drinking water health violations and safety grades

🌤Weather & Climate

Average temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather events

🪨Soil Quality

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

🌱Lawn Care

Lawn difficulty score based on climate, soil, and grass suitability

🛒Farmers Markets

Experimental standalone signal for market density and SNAP/EBT access

Baseline CountyScore uses the nine core dimensions: tax, cost, income, safety, health, schools, disaster risk, water quality, and weather. Soil, lawn care, and farmers markets are specialized signals and do not change the baseline composite.

3144 counties

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#	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Billings County, North Dakota	84.6	95.1	73.7	88
2	Loup County, Nebraska	83.9	59.1	78.3	65.9
3	Petroleum County, Montana	80.9	72.1	72.8	34.5
4	Slope County, North Dakota	80	99.6	93.2	64.6
5	Wheeler County, Nebraska	77.8	51	94.3	62.4
6	Pendleton County, West Virginia	77.2	96.1	86.4	47.9
7	Judith Basin County, Montana	76.5	89.4	85.5	31
8	Thomas County, Nebraska	76.5	21.5	91.6	48
9	Pleasants County, West Virginia	76.5	79.3	87.8	36.4
10	Nuckolls County, Nebraska	76.2	24.5	92.1	70.8
11	Wayne County, Utah	75.8	96.4	68.5	76.4
12	Bath County, Virginia	75.8	94.2	77.8	23.7
13	Burke County, North Dakota	75.2	80.2	81.3	91.3
14	Fallon County, Montana	75.1	84.3	64	75.7
15	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	74.9	65.5	45.8	77.9
16	Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota	74.8	43	70.8	72.1
17	Gilmer County, West Virginia	73.9	84.9	89.3	8.7
18	Rich County, Utah	73.8	99.3	64.1	80.2
19	McCone County, Montana	73.7	63.1	85.7	60.4
20	Red Lake County, Minnesota	73.3	35.6	73.7	77.1
21	Monroe County, West Virginia	73.1	87.7	89.3	25.1
22	Dundy County, Nebraska	73	50.7	88.9	30.7
23	Treasure County, Montana	72.9	73.3	57.3	57.1
24	Oliver County, North Dakota	72.9	69.1	65.1	77.3
25	Steele County, North Dakota	72.8	34.6	76.2	77.8
26	Buffalo County, South Dakota	72.8	93.2	99.3	7.9
27	Bland County, Virginia	72.8	77.7	96.5	37.6
28	Cumberland County, Kentucky	72.7	79.9	98	2.3
29	Elliott County, Kentucky	72.7	70.8	87.2	6.4
30	Pershing County, Nevada	72.7	69.8	66.8	54.1
31	Rockcastle County, Kentucky	72.4	85.8	93.8	9.8
32	Divide County, North Dakota	72.4	72.3	55.6	91.5
33	Mineral County, Colorado	72.2	95.9	51.4	23.8
34	Hardin County, Illinois	72.1	38.7	94.9	19.9
35	Hand County, South Dakota	71.9	44.1	77.7	72.6
36	Sully County, South Dakota	71.9	47.7	59.1	67.9
37	Gosper County, Nebraska	71.8	31.8	81.4	77.8
38	Crockett County, Texas	71.8	97	98.9	82.8
39	Grant County, Nebraska	71.7	62.5	63.3	62.2
40	Nelson County, North Dakota	71.7	55.4	87.8	55.1
41	Wahkiakum County, Washington	71.7	71.8	62.5	41.7
42	Golden Valley County, North Dakota	71.6	43.8	93.6	57.4
43	Wolfe County, Kentucky	71.5	78.8	99.3	0.1
44	Carter County, Montana	71.4	88.7	78.2	19.7
45	Murray County, Minnesota	71.3	51.2	58.8	71.2
46	Kidder County, North Dakota	71.3	74.8	73.3	49.7
47	Lincoln County, Nevada	71.2	83.1	50.5	67.4
48	Nemaha County, Kansas	71.1	39	66.2	77.5
49	Rock County, Nebraska	71.1	30.4	90	28.3
50	Jackson County, Minnesota	70.9	41	61.3	74.8

Lake of the Woods County

Data: U.S. Census ACS, FBI UCR, CDC, FEMA NRI, NCES, EPA SDWIS, NOAA NCEI, and USDA sources for specialized signals. Scores are 0-100 (higher is better).

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