Rank

2186of 3,144

Buchanan, Virginia

Score 5.89 / 10· population 19,087

About 19,100 people live in Buchanan, Virginia. It ranks #2,186 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #93 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.48% of a home's value each year, less than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% 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 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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