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682of 3,144

Fannin, Georgia

Score 6.80 / 10· population 25,955

About 26,000 people live in Fannin, Georgia. It ranks #682 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.4% of a home's value each year, less than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 53% 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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.3
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax8.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.3
  2. Life expectancy4.0
  3. Government employees5.8
  4. Single-parent households4.0

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