Rank

2226of 3,144

Rice, Minnesota

Score 5.85 / 10· population 67,948

About 67,900 people live in Rice, Minnesota. It ranks #2,226 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #66 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 smaller share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 67% 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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