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Wexford, Michigan

Score 6.06 / 10· population 34,122

About 34,100 people live in Wexford, Michigan. It ranks #1,942 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #25 of 83 in Michigan. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is better than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 68% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.4
  2. 2A (state)3.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.7
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax4.7

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.0
  2. Life expectancy5.2
  3. Government employees9.4
  4. Single-parent households6.5

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