Rank

2917of 3,144

San Benito, California

Score 4.75 / 10· population 68,175

About 68,200 people live in San Benito, California. It ranks #2,917 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 8.25%, higher than in 89% 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 80% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% 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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