# Taylor, Florida — #2,479 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 5.56 of 10. FIPS 12123. Population 21,582. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 21,600 people live in Taylor, Florida. It ranks #2,479 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #64 of 67 in Florida. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% 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 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.3 years, shorter than in 82% of counties. Air quality is better than in 51% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% of counties. On this site's state scores, Florida gets 7.64 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights. ## Scores | Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag | |---|---|---|---| | Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.64 | | | 2A | state | 8.00 | | | Air quality | county | 5.91 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.97 | | | Homicide rate | county | 5.85 | | | Sales tax | county | 3.64 | | | Property tax | county | 6.75 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.73 | | | Life expectancy | county | 2.30 | | | Government employees | county | 0.61 | | | Single-parent households | county | 0.79 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #1019 Lafayette, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12067.md - #2264 Madison, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12079.md - #1666 Dixie, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12029.md - #2180 Jefferson, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12065.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/12123 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=12123 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy