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Jackson, Georgia

Score 6.44 / 10· population 88,615

About 88,600 people live in Jackson, Georgia. It ranks #1,284 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #32 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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 President7.8
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax6.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.7
  2. Life expectancy6.0
  3. Government employees1.9
  4. Single-parent households8.5

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