Rank

2913of 3,144

Sonoma, California

Score 4.75 / 10· population 481,812

About 481,800 people live in Sonoma, California. It ranks #2,913 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #24 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 9.25%, higher than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.65% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 20), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 98% 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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