Rank

1220of 3,144

Banks, Georgia

Score 6.48 / 10· population 19,789

About 19,800 people live in Banks, Georgia. It ranks #1,220 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% 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 larger share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 52% 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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