Rank

3024of 3,144

Sacramento, California

Score 4.44 / 10· population 1,584,288

About 1,584,300 people live in Sacramento, California. It ranks #3,024 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.76% of a home's value each year, more than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.1 years, longer than in 75% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 98% 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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