Rank
1366of 3,144
Pope, Minnesota
Score 6.40 / 10· population 11,400
About 11,400 people live in Pope, Minnesota. It ranks #1,366 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.69% of a home's value each year, less than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is better than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 74% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
- 2A (state)4.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.5
- Sales tax3.8
- Property tax6.6
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes6.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy8.6
- Government employees4.1
- Single-parent households9.5