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2774of 3,144

Tallahatchie, Mississippi

Score 5.05 / 10· population 11,837

About 11,800 people live in Tallahatchie, Mississippi. It ranks #2,774 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #54 of 82 in Mississippi. 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 almost every other county. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.5 years, shorter than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% of counties. On this site's state scores, Mississippi gets 5.69 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.7
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President4.7
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax7.8

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate0.0
  2. Life expectancy1.5
  3. Government employees10.0
  4. Single-parent households0.1

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