Rank
2005of 3,144
Becker, Minnesota
Score 6.02 / 10· population 35,283
About 35,300 people live in Becker, Minnesota. It ranks #2,005 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #50 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.7% of a home's value each year, less than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Air quality is better than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 61% 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 President6.6
- Sales tax3.3
- Property tax6.5
Environment
- Air quality6.1
- Floods / hurricanes4.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.6
- Life expectancy8.5
- Government employees2.9
- Single-parent households8.8