Rank

2945of 3,144

San Francisco, California

Score 4.69 / 10· population 808,988

About 809,000 people live in San Francisco, California. It ranks #2,945 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #29 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 8.62%, higher than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.72% of a home's value each year, less than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 97% 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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