Rank

2022of 3,144

Ottawa, Michigan

Score 6.01 / 10· population 303,372

About 303,400 people live in Ottawa, Michigan. It ranks #2,022 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #33 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.03% of a home's value each year, more than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 82% 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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