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336of 3,144

Williams, North Dakota

Score 7.12 / 10· population 39,113

About 39,100 people live in Williams, North Dakota. It ranks #336 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #39 of 53 in North Dakota. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.68% of a home's value each year, less than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.8 years, longer than in 82% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)9.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.4
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax6.6

Environment

  1. Air quality6.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.4
  2. Life expectancy8.8
  3. Government employees1.9
  4. Single-parent households8.4

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