Rank
2394of 3,144
Baldwin, Georgia
Score 5.68 / 10· population 43,396
About 43,400 people live in Baldwin, Georgia. It ranks #2,394 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #99 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.6% of a home's value each year, less than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 91% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.4 years, shorter than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 55% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.1
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax7.0
Environment
- Air quality5.0
- Floods / hurricanes3.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate4.3
- Life expectancy3.4
- Government employees8.0
- Single-parent households0.4