Rank
2483of 3,144
Dodge, Georgia
Score 5.56 / 10· population 19,776
About 19,800 people live in Dodge, Georgia. It ranks #2,483 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #115 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.73% of a home's value each year, less than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72 years, shorter than in 84% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% 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 President7.5
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax6.4
Environment
- Air quality4.9
- Floods / hurricanes2.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate5.0
- Life expectancy2.0
- Government employees3.5
- Single-parent households0.5