Rank

2172of 3,144

Cook, Minnesota

Score 5.89 / 10· population 5,639

About 5,600 people live in Cook, Minnesota. It ranks #2,172 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #63 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 8.37%, higher than in 90% 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 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 15), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 87% 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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