Rank

2370of 3,144

Georgetown, South Carolina

Score 5.71 / 10· population 65,731

About 65,700 people live in Georgetown, South Carolina. It ranks #2,370 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #24 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% 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 smaller share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.9 years, shorter than in 67% of counties. Air quality is better than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), 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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