Rank

2757of 3,144

DeKalb, Georgia

Score 5.08 / 10· population 762,992

About 763,000 people live in DeKalb, Georgia. It ranks #2,757 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #149 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.93% of a home's value each year, more than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 93% 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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