Rank

982of 3,144

Geneva, Alabama

Score 6.62 / 10· population 26,988

About 27,000 people live in Geneva, Alabama. It ranks #982 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.24% of a home's value each year, less than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.8 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% 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 President8.8
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax8.8

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy0.8
  3. Government employees5.8
  4. Single-parent households2.9

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