Rank

78of 3,144

Hettinger, North Dakota

Score 7.72 / 10· population 2,415

About 2,400 people live in Hettinger, North Dakota. It ranks #78 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 31), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 93% 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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