Rank

677of 3,144

Cherokee, Georgia

Score 6.80 / 10· population 286,602

About 286,600 people live in Cherokee, Georgia. It ranks #677 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.69% of a home's value each year, less than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.7 years, longer than in 89% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% 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.

v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values