Rank
1448of 3,144
Charlton, Georgia
Score 6.36 / 10· population 12,934
About 12,900 people live in Charlton, Georgia. It ranks #1,448 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #37 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.9 years, shorter than in 76% of counties. Air quality is better than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 82% 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 tax6.7
Environment
- Air quality7.3
- Floods / hurricanes1.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.6
- Life expectancy2.9
- Government employees7.5
- Single-parent households3.0