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2182of 3,144

Lee, Virginia

Score 5.89 / 10· population 21,745

About 21,700 people live in Lee, Virginia. It ranks #2,182 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #91 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 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.8 years, shorter than in 85% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 50% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 61% 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 President8.6
  4. Sales tax5.2
  5. Property tax7.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.2
  2. Life expectancy1.8
  3. Government employees3.2
  4. Single-parent households1.9

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