# Tehama, California — #2,985 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.57 of 10. FIPS 06103. Population 64,896. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 64,900 people live in Tehama, California. It ranks #2,985 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #34 of 58 in California. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% 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 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.4 years, shorter than in 62% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 85% 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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.79 |  |
| 2A | state | 1.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.83 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.01 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.99 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.41 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.75 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.00 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.40 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.59 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.20 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2919 Plumas, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06063.md
- #3000 Butte, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06007.md
- #2983 Shasta, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06089.md
- #2702 Trinity, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06105.md
- #3088 Mendocino, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06045.md
- #2744 Glenn, California — https://libertymoving.org/counties/06021.md

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