Rank

1545of 3,144

Wheeler, Georgia

Score 6.30 / 10· population 7,081

About 7,100 people live in Wheeler, Georgia. It ranks #1,545 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 159 in Georgia. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.84% of a home's value each year, more than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is higher than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 60% 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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