Rank
2405of 3,144
Anoka, Minnesota
Score 5.66 / 10· population 372,441
About 372,400 people live in Anoka, Minnesota. It ranks #2,405 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #79 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 8.13%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.94% of a home's value each year, more than in 66% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 87% of counties. On this site's state scores, Minnesota gets 6.34 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 4 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
- 2A (state)4.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.1
- Sales tax2.6
- Property tax5.3
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes0.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.7
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees7.4
- Single-parent households6.6