Rank

1169of 3,144

Fayette, Georgia

Score 6.51 / 10· population 123,351

About 123,400 people live in Fayette, Georgia. It ranks #1,169 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.6 years, longer than in 88% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 58% 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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