Rank

1904of 3,144

Bristol City, Virginia

Score 6.08 / 10· population 16,807

About 16,800 people live in Bristol City, Virginia. It ranks #1,904 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #71 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.72% of a home's value each year, less than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.7 years, shorter than in 86% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 77% 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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