Rank

1811of 3,144

Gladwin, Michigan

Score 6.14 / 10· population 25,853

About 25,900 people live in Gladwin, Michigan. It ranks #1,811 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.01% of a home's value each year, more than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.1 years, shorter than in 55% of counties. Air quality is better than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 59% 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 President7.0
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax5.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy5.1
  3. Government employees7.4
  4. Single-parent households9.0

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