Rank

2075of 3,144

Cottonwood, Minnesota

Score 5.97 / 10· population 11,319

About 11,300 people live in Cottonwood, Minnesota. It ranks #2,075 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #56 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.05% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.4 years, longer than in 78% of counties. Air quality is better than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 79% 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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