Rank
2491of 3,144
Tift, Georgia
Score 5.55 / 10· population 41,554
About 41,600 people live in Tift, Georgia. It ranks #2,491 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #121 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.86% of a home's value each year, more than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73 years, shorter than in 76% 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 79% 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 President6.8
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax5.7
Environment
- Air quality4.9
- Floods / hurricanes1.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate3.2
- Life expectancy3.0
- Government employees8.7
- Single-parent households1.1