Rank
779of 3,144
Harris, Georgia
Score 6.74 / 10· population 36,654
About 36,700 people live in Harris, Georgia. It ranks #779 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.8% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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 President7.3
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax6.0
Environment
- Air quality5.2
- Floods / hurricanes3.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy9.0
- Government employees0.7
- Single-parent households8.9