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2747of 3,144

Sierra, California

Score 5.10 / 10· population 3,200

About 3,200 people live in Sierra, California. It ranks #2,747 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 74% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.8
  2. 2A (state)1.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.2
  4. Sales tax3.4
  5. Property tax6.9

Environment

  1. Air quality5.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees1.1
  4. Single-parent households0.2

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