Rank

195of 3,144

Union, Georgia

Score 7.39 / 10· population 27,124

About 27,100 people live in Union, Georgia. It ranks #195 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #1 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Air quality is better than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 55% 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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