Rank

2640of 3,144

Newton, Georgia

Score 5.31 / 10· population 120,135

About 120,100 people live in Newton, Georgia. It ranks #2,640 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #140 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.85% of a home's value each year, more than in 59% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.3 years, shorter than in 63% 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 lower 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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