Rank
199of 3,144
Divide, North Dakota
Score 7.37 / 10· population 2,135
About 2,100 people live in Divide, North Dakota. It ranks #199 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 5%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.2 years, longer than in 76% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 96% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)9.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.8
- Sales tax5.5
- Property tax6.3
Environment
- Air quality6.7
- Floods / hurricanes9.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy8.2
- Government employees0.2
- Single-parent households8.9