Rank

992of 3,144

Botetourt, Virginia

Score 6.61 / 10· population 34,125

About 34,100 people live in Botetourt, Virginia. It ranks #992 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.6% of a home's value each year, less than in 65% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.4 years, longer than in 69% of counties. Air quality is better than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 58% 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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