Rank

2256of 3,144

Calhoun, Alabama

Score 5.82 / 10· population 116,429

About 116,400 people live in Calhoun, Alabama. It ranks #2,256 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #45 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.33% of a home's value each year, less than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 87% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.7 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 84% of counties. On this site's state scores, Alabama gets 6.66 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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