Rank
336of 3,144
Bland, Virginia
Score 7.12 / 10· population 6,179
About 6,200 people live in Bland, Virginia. It ranks #336 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #1 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.55% of a home's value each year, less than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.9 years, longer than in 51% of counties. Air quality is better than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 77% 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 President8.5
- Sales tax5.2
- Property tax7.3
Environment
- Air quality6.3
- Floods / hurricanes6.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy5.9
- Government employees6.0
- Single-parent households9.0