Rank
1130of 3,144
Grayson, Virginia
Score 6.53 / 10· population 15,285
About 15,300 people live in Grayson, Virginia. It ranks #1,130 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.7 years, shorter than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in 76% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 59% 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 tax6.9
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes4.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.1
- Life expectancy4.7
- Government employees5.6
- Single-parent households4.0