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2229of 3,144

Crawford, Michigan

Score 5.84 / 10· population 13,538

About 13,500 people live in Crawford, Michigan. It ranks #2,229 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.3 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is better than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 75% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.4
  2. 2A (state)3.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.7
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax5.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.3
  3. Government employees4.3
  4. Single-parent households3.8

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