Rank
2249of 3,144
Lunenburg, Virginia
Score 5.82 / 10· population 12,038
About 12,000 people live in Lunenburg, Virginia. It ranks #2,249 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #98 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.4% of a home's value each year, less than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.4 years, shorter than in 62% of counties. Air quality is better than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 66% 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 President6.1
- Sales tax5.2
- Property tax8.0
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes2.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.1
- Life expectancy4.4
- Government employees3.2
- Single-parent households1.0