Rank

945of 3,144

Mountrail, North Dakota

Score 6.64 / 10· population 9,383

About 9,400 people live in Mountrail, North Dakota. It ranks #945 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #50 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 5%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.41% of a home's value each year, less than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.5 years, shorter than in 92% of counties. Air quality is better than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 91% 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 tax5.5
  5. Property tax8.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.6
  2. Life expectancy0.5
  3. Government employees0.8
  4. Single-parent households2.8

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