# Clearwater, Minnesota — #1,608 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.26 of 10. FIPS 27029. Population 8,644. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.34 |  |
| 2A | state | 4.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.26 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.46 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.75 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.55 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 8.91 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.81 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 7.76 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2005 Becker, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27005.md
- #1491 Pennington, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27113.md
- #1823 Hubbard, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27057.md
- #2675 Mahnomen, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27087.md
- #2361 Polk, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27119.md
- #2780 Beltrami, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27007.md

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