Rank
1767of 3,144
Kanabec, Minnesota
Score 6.17 / 10· population 16,602
About 16,600 people live in Kanabec, Minnesota. It ranks #1,767 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.08% of a home's value each year, more than in 75% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.7 years, longer than in 72% of counties. Air quality is better than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 31), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 76% 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 President7.1
- Sales tax3.3
- Property tax4.6
Environment
- Air quality6.9
- Floods / hurricanes6.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy7.7
- Government employees2.6
- Single-parent households9.4