Rank

2972of 3,144

Saginaw, Michigan

Score 4.63 / 10· population 187,782

About 187,800 people live in Saginaw, Michigan. It ranks #2,972 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #81 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.34% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 58% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 87% 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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