# Calaveras, California — #2,816 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.98 of 10. FIPS 06009. Population 46,565. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 46,600 people live in Calaveras, California. It ranks #2,816 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 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 83% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.9 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 67% 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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.79 |  |
| 2A | state | 1.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.93 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.32 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.72 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.50 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.45 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.24 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.51 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.98 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2769 Amador, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06005.md
- #3059 San Joaquin, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06077.md
- #2592 Alpine, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06003.md
- #2884 Tuolumne, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06109.md
- #3018 Stanislaus, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06099.md

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