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1295of 3,144

Floyd, Virginia

Score 6.43 / 10· population 15,679

About 15,700 people live in Floyd, Virginia. It ranks #1,295 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.46% of a home's value each year, less than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in 70% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 60% 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 President6.8
  4. Sales tax5.2
  5. Property tax7.7

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.4
  2. Life expectancy6.8
  3. Government employees3.1
  4. Single-parent households6.9

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