Rank
1681of 3,144
Walton, Georgia
Score 6.22 / 10· population 106,702
About 106,700 people live in Walton, Georgia. It ranks #1,681 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #48 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.72% of a home's value each year, less than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.1 years, shorter than in 55% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.3
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax6.4
Environment
- Air quality4.9
- Floods / hurricanes3.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.8
- Life expectancy5.1
- Government employees1.9
- Single-parent households5.5