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1863of 3,144

Oglethorpe, Georgia

Score 6.11 / 10· population 15,754

About 15,800 people live in Oglethorpe, Georgia. It ranks #1,863 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #60 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.68% of a home's value each year, less than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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 President7.1
  4. Sales tax1.8
  5. Property tax6.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.2
  2. Life expectancy6.2
  3. Government employees3.4
  4. Single-parent households0.8

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