Rank

2235of 3,144

Lamar, Georgia

Score 5.84 / 10· population 20,401

About 20,400 people live in Lamar, Georgia. It ranks #2,235 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #81 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.93% of a home's value each year, more than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.1 years, shorter than in 83% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% 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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