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2359of 3,144

Berrien, Georgia

Score 5.71 / 10· population 18,570

About 18,600 people live in Berrien, Georgia. It ranks #2,359 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #95 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.74% of a home's value each year, less than in 49% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 84% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.4 years, shorter than in 88% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 80% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.5
  4. Sales tax1.8
  5. Property tax6.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate5.9
  2. Life expectancy1.4
  3. Government employees2.5
  4. Single-parent households3.4

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