Rank

2229of 3,144

Blue Earth, Minnesota

Score 5.84 / 10· population 70,006

About 70,000 people live in Blue Earth, Minnesota. It ranks #2,229 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #67 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.4 years, longer than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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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