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Edgefield, South Carolina

Score 6.07 / 10· population 27,607

About 27,600 people live in Edgefield, South Carolina. It ranks #1,920 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #13 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.47% of a home's value each year, less than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% 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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