Rank

2160of 3,144

Berkeley, South Carolina

Score 5.90 / 10· population 255,217

About 255,200 people live in Berkeley, South Carolina. It ranks #2,160 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #18 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.49% of a home's value each year, less than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 96% 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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