Rank
1979of 3,144
Lancaster, Virginia
Score 6.04 / 10· population 10,859
About 10,900 people live in Lancaster, Virginia. It ranks #1,979 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #79 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.49% of a home's value each year, less than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), 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 President5.3
- Sales tax5.2
- Property tax7.6
Environment
- Air quality6.5
- Floods / hurricanes1.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.3
- Life expectancy6.2
- Government employees6.4
- Single-parent households0.6