Rank

1431of 3,144

Lexington, South Carolina

Score 6.37 / 10· population 309,528

About 309,500 people live in Lexington, South Carolina. It ranks #1,431 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.48% of a home's value each year, less than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 49% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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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