Rank

2814of 3,144

Chester, South Carolina

Score 4.98 / 10· population 32,226

About 32,200 people live in Chester, South Carolina. It ranks #2,814 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #36 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% 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 larger share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% 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 50% 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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