Rank
1600of 3,144
Marshall, Minnesota
Score 6.27 / 10· population 8,810
About 8,800 people live in Marshall, Minnesota. It ranks #1,600 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 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 67% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 80% 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 President7.5
- Sales tax3.8
- Property tax5.9
Environment
- Air quality6.3
- Floods / hurricanes7.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees3.1
- Single-parent households4.8