Rank
1514of 3,144
Shenandoah, Virginia
Score 6.32 / 10· population 45,228
About 45,200 people live in Shenandoah, Virginia. It ranks #1,514 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.53% of a home's value each year, less than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is better than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 71% 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
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)6.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.1
- Sales tax5.2
- Property tax7.4
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes2.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.2
- Life expectancy7.0
- Government employees4.7
- Single-parent households3.7