Rank

2279of 3,144

Wayne, Georgia

Score 5.80 / 10· population 31,373

About 31,400 people live in Wayne, Georgia. It ranks #2,279 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #87 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.2 years, shorter than in 93% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% 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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