Rank

660of 3,144

Ward, North Dakota

Score 6.82 / 10· population 68,332

About 68,300 people live in Ward, North Dakota. It ranks #660 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #46 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.04% of a home's value each year, more than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 70% 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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