Rank

1273of 3,144

Pipestone, Minnesota

Score 6.45 / 10· population 9,245

About 9,200 people live in Pipestone, Minnesota. It ranks #1,273 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.83% of a home's value each year, more than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.3 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is better than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 87% 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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