Rank

1510of 3,144

Marshall, Alabama

Score 6.32 / 10· population 100,756

About 100,800 people live in Marshall, Alabama. It ranks #1,510 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.3% of a home's value each year, less than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.3 years, shorter than in 82% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 78% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.7
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.6
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax8.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.0
  2. Life expectancy2.3
  3. Government employees5.4
  4. Single-parent households3.2

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