Rank
2462of 3,144
Henrico, Virginia
Score 5.59 / 10· population 334,760
About 334,800 people live in Henrico, Virginia. It ranks #2,462 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #110 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.68% of a home's value each year, less than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.5 years, longer than in 70% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 78% 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 President3.5
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax6.6
Environment
- Air quality5.8
- Floods / hurricanes1.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate5.7
- Life expectancy7.5
- Government employees7.4
- Single-parent households2.6