Rank
1191of 3,144
Stevens, Minnesota
Score 6.50 / 10· population 9,728
About 9,700 people live in Stevens, Minnesota. It ranks #1,191 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.82% of a home's value each year, more than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 92% 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 President6.3
- Sales tax3.8
- Property tax5.9
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes8.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees3.6
- Single-parent households9.7