Rank

2592of 3,144

Alpine, California

Score 5.39 / 10· population 1,141

About 1,100 people live in Alpine, California. It ranks #2,592 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.55% of a home's value each year, less than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 56% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 92% of counties. On this site's state scores, California gets 4.79 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

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