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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.7
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.8
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax8.8
Environment
- Air quality5.3
- Floods / hurricanes1.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy0.8
- Government employees5.8
- Single-parent households2.9