Rank

2758of 3,144

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Score 5.08 / 10· population 262,215

About 262,200 people live in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It ranks #2,758 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #77 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.35% of a home's value each year, more than in 88% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 81% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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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