Rank
877of 3,144
Cass, North Dakota
Score 6.68 / 10· population 196,362
About 196,400 people live in Cass, North Dakota. It ranks #877 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #49 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.11% of a home's value each year, more than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.6 years, longer than in 88% 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 71% 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.
v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values
Election 2026 updates
News that could move a factor in this ranking. The scores do not change until the data behind them does.
Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)9.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.5
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax4.5
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes1.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.6
- Life expectancy9.6
- Government employees8.4
- Single-parent households6.8