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3000of 3,144

Butte, California

Score 4.50 / 10· population 207,172

About 207,200 people live in Butte, California. It ranks #3,000 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #37 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 8.25%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.71% of a home's value each year, less than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% 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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