Rank
1039of 3,144
Schley, Georgia
Score 6.59 / 10· population 4,526
About 4,500 people live in Schley, Georgia. It ranks #1,039 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #19 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.91% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 81% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.1 years, longer than in 65% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 62% 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 President8.1
- Sales tax1.8
- Property tax5.5
Environment
- Air quality5.1
- Floods / hurricanes4.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.4
- Life expectancy7.1
- Government employees8.0
- Single-parent households7.8