Rank

3032of 3,144

Madera, California

Score 4.42 / 10· population 162,858

About 162,900 people live in Madera, California. It ranks #3,032 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #45 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.69% of a home's value each year, less than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 81% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), 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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