Rank

1890of 3,144

Orange, Virginia

Score 6.09 / 10· population 38,574

About 38,600 people live in Orange, Virginia. It ranks #1,890 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #70 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.59% of a home's value each year, less than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% of counties. Air quality is better than in 58% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)6.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.2
  4. Sales tax5.2
  5. Property tax7.1

Environment

  1. Air quality6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.5
  2. Life expectancy5.5
  3. Government employees2.0
  4. Single-parent households5.6

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