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Lyon, Minnesota

Score 6.02 / 10· population 25,427

About 25,400 people live in Lyon, Minnesota. It ranks #2,006 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #51 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% 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 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.9 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 49% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 56% 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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