Rank

592of 3,144

Dawson, Georgia

Score 6.87 / 10· population 31,732

About 31,700 people live in Dawson, Georgia. It ranks #592 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.61% of a home's value each year, less than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.1 years, longer than in 65% of counties. Air quality is better than in 72% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 74% 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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