Rank

2983of 3,144

Shasta, California

Score 4.57 / 10· population 180,366

About 180,400 people live in Shasta, California. It ranks #2,983 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #33 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.7% of a home's value each year, less than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% 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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