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2656of 3,144

Brunswick, Virginia

Score 5.28 / 10· population 15,749

About 15,700 people live in Brunswick, Virginia. It ranks #2,656 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #119 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.4% of a home's value each year, less than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.9 years, shorter than in 85% of counties. Air quality is better than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% 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 President4.6
  4. Sales tax5.2
  5. Property tax8.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate5.4
  2. Life expectancy1.9
  3. Government employees2.0
  4. Single-parent households0.6

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