Rank

804of 3,144

Tallapoosa, Alabama

Score 6.72 / 10· population 40,677

About 40,700 people live in Tallapoosa, Alabama. It ranks #804 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 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 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.3 years, shorter than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 68% 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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