Rank

1734of 3,144

Anderson, South Carolina

Score 6.18 / 10· population 213,076

About 213,100 people live in Anderson, South Carolina. It ranks #1,734 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #10 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.5% of a home's value each year, less than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 87% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.8 years, shorter than in 68% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 82% of counties. On this site's state scores, South Carolina gets 6.84 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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