Rank

1348of 3,144

Lake of the Woods, Minnesota

Score 6.41 / 10· population 3,778

About 3,800 people live in Lake of the Woods, Minnesota. It ranks #1,348 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.82% of a home's value each year, more than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% 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 88% 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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