Rank

2787of 3,144

Macon, Alabama

Score 5.03 / 10· population 18,370

About 18,400 people live in Macon, Alabama. It ranks #2,787 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.41% of a home's value each year, less than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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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