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815of 3,144

Bath, Virginia

Score 6.72 / 10· population 4,051

About 4,100 people live in Bath, Virginia. It ranks #815 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.43% of a home's value each year, less than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 65% of counties. On this site's state scores, Virginia gets 7.11 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 6 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)6.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.7
  4. Sales tax5.2
  5. Property tax7.8

Environment

  1. Air quality est.6.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy4.0
  3. Government employees1.0
  4. Single-parent households9.2

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