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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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.4
  2. 2A (state)3.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.8
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax5.9

Environment

  1. Air quality6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.7
  2. Life expectancy6.5
  3. Government employees5.9
  4. Single-parent households9.3

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