Rank

2570of 3,144

Clay, Minnesota

Score 5.43 / 10· population 66,258

About 66,300 people live in Clay, Minnesota. It ranks #2,570 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #81 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.11% of a home's value each year, more than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.3 years, longer than in 77% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 74% 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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