Rank
1975of 3,144
Tazewell, Virginia
Score 6.04 / 10· population 39,120
About 39,100 people live in Tazewell, Virginia. It ranks #1,975 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #78 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.61% of a home's value each year, less than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.2 years, shorter than in 93% 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 higher than in 64% 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 President8.4
- Sales tax5.2
- Property tax7.0
Environment
- Air quality6.3
- Floods / hurricanes2.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.4
- Life expectancy0.2
- Government employees3.8
- Single-parent households3.3