Rank

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Marshall, Tennessee

Score 6.73 / 10· population 36,961

Marshall County has I-65 access, and Lewisburg, the seat, keeps the Tennessee Walking Horse breed registry; Marelli's Lewisburg plant, Walker Die Casting and Multimatic are among its largest employers. In 2020-2024, government work accounted for 12.4% of employed residents (Tennessee: 13.7%), and the median property tax bill was $1,346, below the state's $1,442. Sales tax runs 9.25%: the state's 7% plus a 2.25% local rate.

Sources
  • Lewisburg is the county seat and the county has I-65 access; top employers include Marelli North America's Lewisburg plant (largest on the list), Walker Die Casting (Lewisburg) and Multimatic Tennessee (Lewisburg) tnecd.com
  • Tennessee state sales tax rate 7.00%; Marshall County and each of its cities (Chapel Hill, Cornersville, Lewisburg, Petersburg) have a 2.25% local option sales tax rate, for a combined 9.25% tnecd.com
  • The Tennessee Walking Horse registry is still maintained at the Lewisburg headquarters of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' and Exhibitors' Association tennesseeencyclopedia.net
  • ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), class of worker: 2,108 of 17,027 employed civilians 16+ living in Marshall County (12.4%) were local, state or federal government workers; Tennessee 13.7% api.censusreporter.org
  • ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024): median real estate taxes paid by owner-occupied households $1,346 in Marshall County, $1,442 in Tennessee api.censusreporter.org

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.3
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.8
  4. Sales tax1.6
  5. Property tax7.8

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.1
  2. Life expectancy4.2
  3. Government employees7.0
  4. Single-parent households2.5

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