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250of 3,144

Walsh, North Dakota

Score 7.27 / 10· population 10,305

About 10,300 people live in Walsh, North Dakota. It ranks #250 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #33 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.92% of a home's value each year, more than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Air quality is better than in 70% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 75% 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 President7.3
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax5.4

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy8.5
  3. Government employees5.8
  4. Single-parent households9.4

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