Rank
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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)6.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.6
- Sales tax5.2
- Property tax7.0
Environment
- Air quality5.9
- Floods / hurricanes2.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.2
- Life expectancy1.8
- Government employees3.2
- Single-parent households1.9