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1714of 3,144

Lee, Alabama

Score 6.19 / 10· population 183,215

About 183,200 people live in Lee, Alabama. It ranks #1,714 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #33 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.39% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.7 years, longer than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 77% 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 President6.3
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax8.1

Environment

  1. Air quality4.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.2
  2. Life expectancy7.7
  3. Government employees7.3
  4. Single-parent households4.2

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