Rank

1762of 3,144

Walker, Georgia

Score 6.17 / 10· population 69,489

About 69,500 people live in Walker, Georgia. It ranks #1,762 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #55 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 larger share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.9 years, shorter than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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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