Rank
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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.8
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax6.3
Environment
- Air quality5.2
- Floods / hurricanes3.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.6
- Life expectancy4.0
- Government employees3.1
- Single-parent households2.7