Rank
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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)6.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.7
- Sales tax5.2
- Property tax7.8
Environment
- Air quality est.6.6
- Floods / hurricanes5.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy4.0
- Government employees1.0
- Single-parent households9.2