# San Francisco, California — #2,945 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.69 of 10. FIPS 06075. Population 808,988. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.79 |  |
| 2A | state | 1.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.75 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 1.60 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.56 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.16 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.40 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.14 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.25 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.39 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2807 San Mateo, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06081.md

## Links

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