Rank

2361of 3,144

Polk, Minnesota

Score 5.71 / 10· population 30,412

About 30,400 people live in Polk, Minnesota. It ranks #2,361 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #75 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.01% of a home's value each year, more than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 61% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% 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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