Rank

1363of 3,144

Marathon, Wisconsin

Score 6.40 / 10· population 138,612

About 138,600 people live in Marathon, Wisconsin. It ranks #1,363 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #43 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.35% of a home's value each year, more than in 88% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.7 years, longer than in 81% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% 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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