Rank

2274of 3,144

Putnam, Georgia

Score 5.80 / 10· population 23,129

About 23,100 people live in Putnam, Georgia. It ranks #2,274 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #86 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.63% of a home's value each year, less than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 87% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 60% 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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