Rank
2248of 3,144
Thomas, Georgia
Score 5.83 / 10· population 45,649
About 45,600 people live in Thomas, Georgia. It ranks #2,248 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #82 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.84% of a home's value each year, more than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.4 years, shorter than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 87% 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 President6.2
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax5.8
Environment
- Air quality4.9
- Floods / hurricanes0.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.5
- Life expectancy3.4
- Government employees6.5
- Single-parent households1.3