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1846of 3,144

Brown, Minnesota

Score 6.12 / 10· population 25,628

About 25,600 people live in Brown, Minnesota. It ranks #1,846 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 1% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.6 years, longer than in 88% of counties. Air quality is better than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 68% 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 President6.7
  4. Sales tax3.3
  5. Property tax5.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.6
  2. Life expectancy9.6
  3. Government employees3.9
  4. Single-parent households8.2

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