Rank
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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)6.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.0
- Sales tax5.2
- Property tax7.0
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes3.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.7
- Life expectancy6.0
- Government employees1.0
- Single-parent households5.2