# San Benito, California — #2,917 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.75 of 10. FIPS 06069. Population 68,175. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.79 |  |
| 2A | state | 1.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.93 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.27 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.74 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.50 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.05 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.06 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.77 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.95 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2876 Santa Clara, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06085.md
- #3117 Fresno, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06019.md
- #2912 Monterey, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06053.md
- #2975 Santa Cruz, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06087.md
- #3089 Merced, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06047.md

## Links

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