# Placer, California — #2,772 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.05 of 10. FIPS 06061. Population 423,561. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 423,600 people live in Placer, California. It ranks #2,772 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% 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 93% 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 | 4.87 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.34 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.84 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.41 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.05 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.42 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.85 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 8.61 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2829 Nevada, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06057.md
- #3005 Yuba, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06115.md
- #3024 Sacramento, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06067.md
- #2749 El Dorado, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06017.md
- #2356 Carson City, Nevada — https://libertymoving.org/counties/32510.md
- #1888 Douglas, Nevada — https://libertymoving.org/counties/32005.md
- #2868 Sutter, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06101.md
- #2567 Washoe, Nevada — https://libertymoving.org/counties/32031.md

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