Rank
2256of 3,144
Goodhue, Minnesota
Score 5.82 / 10· population 48,035
About 48,000 people live in Goodhue, Minnesota. It ranks #2,256 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #69 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.98% of a home's value each year, more than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.8 years, longer than in 82% of counties. Air quality is better than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 60% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
- 2A (state)4.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.8
- Sales tax3.3
- Property tax5.1
Environment
- Air quality6.0
- Floods / hurricanes4.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.1
- Life expectancy8.8
- Government employees3.0
- Single-parent households8.0