Rank

2464of 3,144

Eaton, Michigan

Score 5.59 / 10· population 108,820

About 108,800 people live in Eaton, Michigan. It ranks #2,464 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #64 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.34% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.4 years, longer than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 60% 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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