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1365of 3,144

Murray, Minnesota

Score 6.40 / 10· population 8,049

About 8,000 people live in Murray, Minnesota. It ranks #1,365 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% 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 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 83% 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 President7.1
  4. Sales tax3.8
  5. Property tax6.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees1.2
  4. Single-parent households8.9

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