Rank
2208of 3,144
Koochiching, Minnesota
Score 5.87 / 10· population 11,751
About 11,800 people live in Koochiching, Minnesota. It ranks #2,208 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #64 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 29), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 61% 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 President6.2
- Sales tax3.3
- Property tax6.1
Environment
- Air quality7.1
- Floods / hurricanes4.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy7.2
- Government employees0.6
- Single-parent households6.0