Rank
2235of 3,144
Mackinac, Michigan
Score 5.84 / 10· population 10,851
About 10,900 people live in Mackinac, Michigan. It ranks #2,235 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #54 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.86% of a home's value each year, more than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% of counties. Air quality is better than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 74% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.4
- 2A (state)3.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.2
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax5.7
Environment
- Air quality6.6
- Floods / hurricanes6.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.6
- Life expectancy7.3
- Government employees2.4
- Single-parent households3.7