Rank
688of 3,144
Craig, Virginia
Score 6.79 / 10· population 4,843
About 4,800 people live in Craig, Virginia. It ranks #688 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.58% of a home's value each year, less than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% 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 76% 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 President8.2
- Sales tax5.2
- Property tax7.1
Environment
- Air quality6.3
- Floods / hurricanes6.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.6
- Life expectancy4.5
- Government employees2.1
- Single-parent households9.5