Rank
1708of 3,144
Presque Isle, Michigan
Score 6.20 / 10· population 13,285
About 13,300 people live in Presque Isle, Michigan. It ranks #1,708 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.85% of a home's value each year, more than in 59% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% of counties. Air quality is better than in 82% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 69% 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 President6.4
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax5.7
Environment
- Air quality6.5
- Floods / hurricanes5.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy7.3
- Government employees6.1
- Single-parent households6.8