Rank

2697of 3,144

Chesterfield, South Carolina

Score 5.19 / 10· population 44,031

About 44,000 people live in Chesterfield, South Carolina. It ranks #2,697 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #31 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.41% of a home's value each year, less than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 94% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.6 years, shorter than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% 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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