Rank

3018of 3,144

Stanislaus, California

Score 4.46 / 10· population 551,430

About 551,400 people live in Stanislaus, California. It ranks #3,018 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.88%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.73% of a home's value each year, less than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.9 years, longer than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 53), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 93% 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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