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2470of 3,144

Montgomery, Georgia

Score 5.58 / 10· population 8,761

About 8,800 people live in Montgomery, Georgia. It ranks #2,470 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #112 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.81% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.7 years, shorter than in 86% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 58% 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 President7.7
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax6.0

Environment

  1. Air quality4.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate5.8
  2. Life expectancy1.7
  3. Government employees0.5
  4. Single-parent households2.0

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