Rank

830of 3,144

Burnett, Wisconsin

Score 6.71 / 10· population 17,092

About 17,100 people live in Burnett, Wisconsin. It ranks #830 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.88% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.8 years, longer than in 82% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 30), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 58% of counties. On this site's state scores, Wisconsin gets 6.86 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights.

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