Rank
2075of 3,144
Bleckley, Georgia
Score 5.97 / 10· population 12,465
About 12,500 people live in Bleckley, Georgia. It ranks #2,075 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #72 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.7 years, shorter than in 78% 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 62% 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 President7.8
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax5.2
Environment
- Air quality4.9
- Floods / hurricanes2.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.1
- Life expectancy2.7
- Government employees7.7
- Single-parent households0.7