Rank

129of 3,144

Towner, North Dakota

Score 7.59 / 10· population 2,030

About 2,000 people live in Towner, North Dakota. It ranks #129 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 5%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.71% of a home's value each year, less than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in almost every other county. 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 President7.4
  4. Sales tax5.5
  5. Property tax6.5

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy8.6
  3. Government employees3.9
  4. Single-parent households9.7

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