Rank

3126of 3,144

Wayne, Michigan

Score 3.86 / 10· population 1,751,169

About 1,751,200 people live in Wayne, Michigan. It ranks #3,126 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #83 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.47% of a home's value each year, more than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 57), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 98% 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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