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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
  2. 2A (state)4.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.1
  4. Sales tax2.6
  5. Property tax5.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.7
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees7.4
  4. Single-parent households6.6

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