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1462of 3,144

Wilkin, Minnesota

Score 6.35 / 10· population 6,306

About 6,300 people live in Wilkin, Minnesota. It ranks #1,462 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.91% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 91% 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 President6.9
  4. Sales tax3.8
  5. Property tax5.5

Environment

  1. Air quality6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.6
  3. Government employees4.3
  4. Single-parent households9.6

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