Rank

2197of 3,144

Lanier, Georgia

Score 5.88 / 10· population 10,452

About 10,500 people live in Lanier, Georgia. It ranks #2,197 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #79 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.87% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.6 years, shorter than in 50% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 63% 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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