Rank

2708of 3,144

Colusa, California

Score 5.17 / 10· population 22,037

About 22,000 people live in Colusa, California. It ranks #2,708 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.67% of a home's value each year, less than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.9 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% 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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