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1673of 3,144

King William, Virginia

Score 6.22 / 10· population 19,030

About 19,000 people live in King William, Virginia. It ranks #1,673 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.61% of a home's value each year, less than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 50% 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 President7.0
  4. Sales tax5.2
  5. Property tax7.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.7
  2. Life expectancy6.0
  3. Government employees1.0
  4. Single-parent households5.2

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