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61of 3,144

Emmons, North Dakota

Score 7.78 / 10· population 3,224

About 3,200 people live in Emmons, North Dakota. It ranks #61 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 5%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.72% of a home's value each year, less than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.6 years, longer than in 71% of counties. Air quality is better than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 79% 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 President8.9
  4. Sales tax5.5
  5. Property tax6.4

Environment

  1. Air quality6.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy7.6
  3. Government employees8.2
  4. Single-parent households9.8

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