Rank

2146of 3,144

Ben Hill, Georgia

Score 5.92 / 10· population 17,128

About 17,100 people live in Ben Hill, Georgia. It ranks #2,146 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #76 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.9% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.8 years, shorter than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 67% 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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