Rank

785of 3,144

Monroe, Georgia

Score 6.74 / 10· population 30,625

About 30,600 people live in Monroe, Georgia. It ranks #785 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.73% of a home's value each year, less than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.6 years, shorter than in 50% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.3
  4. Sales tax1.8
  5. Property tax6.4

Environment

  1. Air quality5.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy5.6
  3. Government employees4.6
  4. Single-parent households9.3

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