Rank

2042of 3,144

Cook, Georgia

Score 6.00 / 10· population 17,714

About 17,700 people live in Cook, Georgia. It ranks #2,042 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #70 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.74% of a home's value each year, less than in 49% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.4 years, shorter than in 81% 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 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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