Rank

1608of 3,144

Clearwater, Minnesota

Score 6.26 / 10· population 8,644

About 8,600 people live in Clearwater, Minnesota. It ranks #1,608 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #23 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.69% of a home's value each year, less than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is better than in 70% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 92% 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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