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2442of 3,144

Westmoreland, Virginia

Score 5.62 / 10· population 19,013

About 19,000 people live in Westmoreland, Virginia. It ranks #2,442 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #108 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% 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 80% 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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)6.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.7
  4. Sales tax5.2
  5. Property tax6.9

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.2
  2. Life expectancy4.8
  3. Government employees2.8
  4. Single-parent households0.4

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