Rank

3041of 3,144

Lake, California

Score 4.39 / 10· population 67,878

About 67,900 people live in Lake, California. It ranks #3,041 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #46 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.72% of a home's value each year, less than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.1 years, shorter than in 65% of counties. Air quality is better than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% 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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