Rank

2780of 3,144

Beltrami, Minnesota

Score 5.04 / 10· population 46,718

About 46,700 people live in Beltrami, Minnesota. It ranks #2,780 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #85 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.8% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.1 years, shorter than in 55% of counties. Air quality is better than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
  2. 2A (state)4.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.2
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax6.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.0
  2. Life expectancy5.1
  3. Government employees0.3
  4. Single-parent households2.0

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