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1497of 3,144

Dickinson, Michigan

Score 6.33 / 10· population 25,982

About 26,000 people live in Dickinson, Michigan. It ranks #1,497 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.15% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78 years, longer than in 74% of counties. Air quality is better than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% 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 President6.8
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax4.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy8.0
  3. Government employees6.7
  4. Single-parent households9.4

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