Rank
2762of 3,144
Hopewell City, Virginia
Score 5.08 / 10· population 22,752
About 22,800 people live in Hopewell City, Virginia. It ranks #2,762 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #124 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.88% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 6), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 65% 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
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)6.0
- GOP + LP vote for President4.3
- Sales tax5.2
- Property tax5.6
Environment
- Air quality9.4
- Floods / hurricanes2.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate1.1
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees7.3
- Single-parent households0.3