Rank

1673of 3,144

Heard, Georgia

Score 6.22 / 10· population 12,034

About 12,000 people live in Heard, Georgia. It ranks #1,673 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.8 years, shorter than in 85% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% 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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