Rank

2807of 3,144

San Mateo, California

Score 4.99 / 10· population 726,353

About 726,400 people live in San Mateo, California. It ranks #2,807 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #13 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 9.37%, higher than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.63% of a home's value each year, less than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 29), 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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