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Atkinson, Georgia

Score 6.04 / 10· population 8,293

About 8,300 people live in Atkinson, Georgia. It ranks #1,964 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #66 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is higher than in 80% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 68% of counties. On this site's state scores, Georgia gets 7.56 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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