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1903of 3,144

Roseau, Minnesota

Score 6.08 / 10· population 15,252

About 15,300 people live in Roseau, Minnesota. It ranks #1,903 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #46 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.94% of a home's value each year, more than in 66% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.9 years, longer than in 83% 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 53% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
  2. 2A (state)4.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.4
  4. Sales tax3.3
  5. Property tax5.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.1
  2. Life expectancy8.9
  3. Government employees6.4
  4. Single-parent households5.6

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