Rank

2662of 3,144

Northampton, Virginia

Score 5.27 / 10· population 12,021

About 12,000 people live in Northampton, Virginia. It ranks #2,662 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #120 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6.3%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 84% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 84% 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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