Rank

2117of 3,144

Dorchester, South Carolina

Score 5.94 / 10· population 169,833

About 169,800 people live in Dorchester, South Carolina. It ranks #2,117 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.6% of a home's value each year, less than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 63% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), 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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