Rank

2909of 3,144

Marion, Indiana

Score 4.78 / 10· population 968,460

About 968,500 people live in Marion, Indiana. It ranks #2,909 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #92 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.89% of a home's value each year, more than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 56), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 96% of counties. On this site's state scores, Indiana gets 7.51 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights.

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