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Fairfax City, Virginia

Score 6.05 / 10· population 25,144

About 25,100 people live in Fairfax City, Virginia. It ranks #1,944 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #74 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.85% of a home's value each year, more than in 59% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 63% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 51% 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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