# Saint Louis, Minnesota — #2,689 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.21 of 10. FIPS 27137. Population 200,514. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 200,500 people live in Saint Louis, Minnesota. It ranks #2,689 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #84 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.02% of a home's value each year, more than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.34 |  |
| 2A | state | 4.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.83 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.25 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.65 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.30 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.90 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.82 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.52 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.77 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2677 Carlton, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27017.md
- #2078 Aitkin, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27001.md
- #1400 Lake, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27075.md
- #1654 Douglas, Wisconsin — https://libertymoving.org/counties/55031.md
- #2208 Koochiching, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27071.md
- #2387 Itasca, Minnesota — https://libertymoving.org/counties/27061.md

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