Rank
2452of 3,144
Butts, Georgia
Score 5.60 / 10· population 26,887
About 26,900 people live in Butts, Georgia. It ranks #2,452 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #108 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.83% of a home's value each year, more than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.3 years, shorter than in 82% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 65% 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 President7.3
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax5.9
Environment
- Air quality5.1
- Floods / hurricanes5.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate5.3
- Life expectancy2.3
- Government employees0.9
- Single-parent households0.8