Rank

2169of 3,144

Monroe, Michigan

Score 5.90 / 10· population 155,045

About 155,000 people live in Monroe, Michigan. It ranks #2,169 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.04% of a home's value each year, more than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is better than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 22), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% 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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