Rank
2623of 3,144
Rockdale, Georgia
Score 5.34 / 10· population 95,987
About 96,000 people live in Rockdale, Georgia. It ranks #2,623 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #138 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.71% of a home's value each year, less than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 94% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.9 years, longer than in 51% of counties. Air quality is better than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 49% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President2.6
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax6.5
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes3.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate2.7
- Life expectancy5.9
- Government employees3.1
- Single-parent households0.8