Rank
2343of 3,144
Williamsburg, South Carolina
Score 5.73 / 10· population 29,891
About 29,900 people live in Williamsburg, South Carolina. It ranks #2,343 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #23 of 46 in South Carolina. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.1 years, shorter than in 89% of counties. Air quality is better than in 53% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 92% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President3.9
- Sales tax2.7
- Property tax6.9
Environment
- Air quality6.0
- Floods / hurricanes0.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy1.1
- Government employees6.1
- Single-parent households0.6