Rank

1072of 3,144

Effingham, Georgia

Score 6.56 / 10· population 71,541

About 71,500 people live in Effingham, Georgia. It ranks #1,072 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.89% of a home's value each year, more than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% 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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