Rank

1491of 3,144

Pennington, Minnesota

Score 6.33 / 10· population 13,714

About 13,700 people live in Pennington, Minnesota. It ranks #1,491 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #16 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.08% of a home's value each year, more than in 75% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.9 years, longer than in 83% 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 55% 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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