Rank

621of 3,144

Echols, Georgia

Score 6.85 / 10· population 3,709

About 3,700 people live in Echols, Georgia. It ranks #621 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.8% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 50% 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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