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1771of 3,144

Livingston, Michigan

Score 6.16 / 10· population 196,757

About 196,800 people live in Livingston, Michigan. It ranks #1,771 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #13 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.95% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 62% 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 President6.2
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax5.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.9
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees9.6
  4. Single-parent households9.2

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