Rank

1371of 3,144

Stafford, Virginia

Score 6.39 / 10· population 165,428

About 165,400 people live in Stafford, Virginia. It ranks #1,371 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #35 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.67% of a home's value each year, less than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.3 years, longer than in 86% of counties. Air quality is better than in 78% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 67% 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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