Rank

734of 3,144

Pickens, Georgia

Score 6.77 / 10· population 35,969

About 36,000 people live in Pickens, Georgia. It ranks #734 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.58% of a home's value each year, less than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 68% 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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