Rank
1958of 3,144
Wright, Minnesota
Score 6.05 / 10· population 151,150
About 151,200 people live in Wright, Minnesota. It ranks #1,958 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #49 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 7.37%, higher than in 75% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.95% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 63% 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 President6.4
- Sales tax3.3
- Property tax5.3
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes2.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.1
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees6.1
- Single-parent households9.4