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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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
  2. 2A (state)4.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.2
  4. Sales tax3.3
  5. Property tax6.1

Environment

  1. Air quality7.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy7.2
  3. Government employees0.6
  4. Single-parent households6.0

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