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1708of 3,144

Madison, Georgia

Score 6.20 / 10· population 32,191

About 32,200 people live in Madison, Georgia. It ranks #1,708 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.74% of a home's value each year, less than in 49% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.8
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax6.3

Environment

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

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.6
  2. Life expectancy4.0
  3. Government employees3.1
  4. Single-parent households2.7

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