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577of 3,144

Burleigh, North Dakota

Score 6.88 / 10· population 100,012

About 100,000 people live in Burleigh, North Dakota. It ranks #577 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #44 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.85% of a home's value each year, more than in 59% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 67% of counties. On this site's state scores, North Dakota gets 7.55 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 9 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)9.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.2
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax5.7

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.5
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees5.7
  4. Single-parent households7.4

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