Rank

1436of 3,144

Greenville, South Carolina

Score 6.36 / 10· population 558,036

About 558,000 people live in Greenville, South Carolina. It ranks #1,436 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 93% 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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