Rank

910of 3,144

Rappahannock, Virginia

Score 6.66 / 10· population 7,414

About 7,400 people live in Rappahannock, Virginia. It ranks #910 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.49% of a home's value each year, less than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.3 years, longer than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 58% 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 President5.9
  4. Sales tax5.2
  5. Property tax7.6

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy8.3
  3. Government employees2.1
  4. Single-parent households7.9

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