Rank

2508of 3,144

Chesapeake City, Virginia

Score 5.53 / 10· population 253,886

About 253,900 people live in Chesapeake City, Virginia. It ranks #2,508 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #111 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 84% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% of counties. Air quality is better than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 87% 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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