Rank

406of 3,144

Marion, Alabama

Score 7.03 / 10· population 29,244

About 29,200 people live in Marion, Alabama. It ranks #406 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.24% of a home's value each year, less than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.9 years, shorter than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 54% of counties. On this site's state scores, Alabama gets 6.66 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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