Rank
1254of 3,144
Missaukee, Michigan
Score 6.45 / 10· population 15,311
About 15,300 people live in Missaukee, Michigan. It ranks #1,254 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.83% of a home's value each year, more than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 85% 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 President7.8
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax5.9
Environment
- Air quality6.1
- Floods / hurricanes7.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.7
- Life expectancy6.5
- Government employees5.9
- Single-parent households9.3