Rank

1488of 3,144

Roanoke, Virginia

Score 6.33 / 10· population 97,026

About 97,000 people live in Roanoke, Virginia. It ranks #1,488 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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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