Rank

2791of 3,144

Marin, California

Score 5.03 / 10· population 254,407

About 254,400 people live in Marin, California. It ranks #2,791 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 8.25%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.77% of a home's value each year, more than in 52% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 28), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 95% of counties. On this site's state scores, California gets 4.79 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

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