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844of 3,144

Carroll, Virginia

Score 6.70 / 10· population 29,239

About 29,200 people live in Carroll, Virginia. It ranks #844 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.4 years, shorter than in 62% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 8), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 52% 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 President8.2
  4. Sales tax5.2
  5. Property tax7.3

Environment

  1. Air quality9.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.0
  2. Life expectancy4.4
  3. Government employees6.0
  4. Single-parent households3.6

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