Rank

2261of 3,144

Iron, Michigan

Score 5.81 / 10· population 11,740

About 11,700 people live in Iron, Michigan. It ranks #2,261 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #57 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.05% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 29), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 83% 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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