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2377of 3,144

Mower, Minnesota

Score 5.69 / 10· population 40,058

About 40,100 people live in Mower, Minnesota. It ranks #2,377 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #76 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% 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 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is better than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 64% 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 President5.5
  4. Sales tax3.3
  5. Property tax5.1

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.1
  2. Life expectancy8.6
  3. Government employees4.0
  4. Single-parent households6.9

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