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3023of 3,144

Danville City, Virginia

Score 4.44 / 10· population 41,837

About 41,800 people live in Danville City, Virginia. It ranks #3,023 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #131 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6.3%, lower than in 55% 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 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 73% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)6.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President3.9
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax6.9

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate0.3
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees4.2
  4. Single-parent households0.1

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