Rank
1171of 3,144
Marquette, Wisconsin
Score 6.51 / 10· population 15,838
About 15,800 people live in Marquette, Wisconsin. It ranks #1,171 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #33 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.15% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 49% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 69% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)8.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.4
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax4.3
Environment
- Air quality5.9
- Floods / hurricanes5.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy6.1
- Government employees4.8
- Single-parent households7.0