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2419of 3,144

Prince Edward, Virginia

Score 5.65 / 10· population 22,049

About 22,000 people live in Prince Edward, Virginia. It ranks #2,419 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #107 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.2 years, shorter than in 64% of counties. Air quality is better than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), 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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)6.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.1
  4. Sales tax5.2
  5. Property tax7.4

Environment

  1. Air quality6.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.2
  2. Life expectancy4.2
  3. Government employees3.4
  4. Single-parent households1.6

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