Rank

2349of 3,144

Brooks, Georgia

Score 5.72 / 10· population 16,245

About 16,200 people live in Brooks, Georgia. It ranks #2,349 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #93 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.88% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.4 years, shorter than in 62% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 79% 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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