Rank

1669of 3,144

Colbert, Alabama

Score 6.22 / 10· population 58,361

About 58,400 people live in Colbert, Alabama. It ranks #1,669 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #31 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.3% of a home's value each year, less than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.4 years, shorter than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 53% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 66% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.7
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.3
  4. Sales tax5.0
  5. Property tax8.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate5.9
  2. Life expectancy3.4
  3. Government employees5.7
  4. Single-parent households1.4

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