Rank

2811of 3,144

San Luis Obispo, California

Score 4.99 / 10· population 281,639

About 281,600 people live in San Luis Obispo, California. It ranks #2,811 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% 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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