Rank
2651of 3,144
Franklin, Mississippi
Score 5.29 / 10· population 7,610
About 7,600 people live in Franklin, Mississippi. It ranks #2,651 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.3 years, shorter than in 88% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 56% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% of counties. On this site's state scores, Mississippi gets 5.69 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.7
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.0
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax7.3
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes3.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate0.3
- Life expectancy1.3
- Government employees9.3
- Single-parent households1.4