Rank

2769of 3,144

Amador, California

Score 5.06 / 10· population 41,811

About 41,800 people live in Amador, California. It ranks #2,769 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.7% of a home's value each year, less than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.8 years, longer than in 82% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% 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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