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1595of 3,144

Franklin, Georgia

Score 6.28 / 10· population 24,782

About 24,800 people live in Franklin, Georgia. It ranks #1,595 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #43 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.65% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.9 years, shorter than in 76% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.6
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax6.8

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.9
  2. Life expectancy2.9
  3. Government employees3.5
  4. Single-parent households1.3

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