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	84.1	95.6	71.8	85.1
2	Loup County, Nebraska	81.7	53.4	78.2	39.5
3	Petroleum County, Montana	80.1	60.2	77	36.9
4	Thomas County, Nebraska	78.9	32.1	89	73.3
5	Judith Basin County, Montana	77.5	90.3	91.3	26.1
6	Slope County, North Dakota	77.4	95.2	88.2	46.5
7	Pendleton County, West Virginia	77.1	96.9	85.8	44.3
8	Pleasants County, West Virginia	76	76.4	86.2	42.1
9	Nuckolls County, Nebraska	75.9	21.8	93.8	66.9
10	Steele County, North Dakota	75.8	41.6	84.8	84.1
11	McCone County, Montana	75.3	66.2	88.8	71.1
12	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	75.1	91	77.1	72.5
13	Wheeler County, Nebraska	74.8	44.3	92.8	27.4
14	Harding County, South Dakota	74.8	42.8	86.7	77
15	Lincoln County, Nevada	74.7	81.3	69.5	65.1
16	Bath County, Virginia	74.4	93.6	66.1	44.3
17	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	74.3	62.4	48.3	66.5
18	Daggett County, Utah	74.2	87.7	73.3	34.6
19	Oliver County, North Dakota	74.1	71.2	69.2	79.9
20	Gilmer County, West Virginia	73.7	85.1	86	16.7
21	Rich County, Utah	73.3	98.6	62.2	79.8
22	Red Lake County, Minnesota	73.1	41.1	67.5	80.9
23	Dundy County, Nebraska	73.1	51.3	89.2	28.9
24	Monroe County, West Virginia	73	88.2	88.6	24
25	Bland County, Virginia	72.8	80.2	92.8	43.4
26	Rockcastle County, Kentucky	72.7	87.7	93.3	11.7
27	Murray County, Minnesota	72.7	56.1	60.8	76.5
28	Elliott County, Kentucky	72.6	64.3	92.4	2.8
29	Carter County, Montana	72.6	91.1	82.7	18.9
30	Jackson County, Minnesota	72.5	44.2	69.3	66.2
31	Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota	72.5	41.9	60.6	70.4
32	Burke County, North Dakota	72.5	65.1	78.2	94.4
33	Fallon County, Montana	72.4	77.5	56.8	71.8
34	Pershing County, Nevada	72.3	63.6	65.3	71.4
35	Hand County, South Dakota	72.3	45	79.3	71.5
36	Nemaha County, Kansas	72.2	39.8	70.3	80.6
37	Divide County, North Dakota	72.2	74.8	52.8	91.7
38	Hinsdale County, Colorado	72.1	98.5	38.2	51.4
39	Rock County, Nebraska	71.8	36.8	88	31.6
40	Wayne County, Utah	71.8	96.2	50.9	66.5
41	Keweenaw County, Michigan	71.6	42.5	80.4	22.6
42	Nelson County, North Dakota	71.5	53	86.6	62.1
43	Floyd County, Virginia	71.5	83.8	69.4	43.5
44	Crockett County, Texas	71.3	97	95.7	85.6
45	Ida County, Iowa	71.2	33.4	82	47.7
46	Boone County, Nebraska	71.2	36.9	71.3	69.7
47	Harding County, New Mexico	71.2	95.2	91.1	3.6
48	Wolfe County, Kentucky	71	75.4	99.3	0.1
49	LaSalle Parish, Louisiana	70.9	92.6	84	59.2
50	Mitchell County, North Carolina	70.9	85.6	80.2	33

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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