Rank
1453of 3,144
Dickenson, Virginia
Score 6.35 / 10· population 13,640
About 13,600 people live in Dickenson, Virginia. It ranks #1,453 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72 years, shorter than in 84% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)6.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.1
- Sales tax5.2
- Property tax7.5
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes5.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.7
- Life expectancy2.0
- Government employees2.5
- Single-parent households7.2