Rank
1789of 3,144
Chisago, Minnesota
Score 6.16 / 10· population 58,535
About 58,500 people live in Chisago, Minnesota. It ranks #1,789 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #33 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.02% of a home's value each year, more than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.6 years, longer than in 88% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 58% 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 President6.5
- Sales tax3.3
- Property tax4.9
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes4.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.0
- Life expectancy9.6
- Government employees6.5
- Single-parent households8.9