Rank
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
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.3
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax8.0
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes3.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.3
- Life expectancy4.0
- Government employees5.8
- Single-parent households4.0