Rank
2976of 3,144
Grenada, Mississippi
Score 4.61 / 10· population 21,065
About 21,100 people live in Grenada, Mississippi. It ranks #2,976 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #72 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 53% 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 President5.8
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax6.3
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes3.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate0.0
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees2.1
- Single-parent households0.8