Rank
1796of 3,144
Barry, Michigan
Score 6.15 / 10· population 63,808
About 63,800 people live in Barry, Michigan. It ranks #1,796 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #16 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 82% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 54% of counties. On this site's state scores, Michigan gets 6.42 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 3 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.4
- 2A (state)3.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.7
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax5.2
Environment
- Air quality5.3
- Floods / hurricanes4.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.9
- Life expectancy8.5
- Government employees9.2
- Single-parent households8.2