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2104of 3,144

Lexington City, Virginia

Score 5.95 / 10· population 7,528

About 7,500 people live in Lexington City, Virginia. It ranks #2,104 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #83 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% 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 larger share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 55% 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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)6.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President3.7
  4. Sales tax5.2
  5. Property tax5.7

Environment

  1. Air quality est.6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.4
  2. Life expectancy8.5
  3. Government employees4.4
  4. Single-parent households0.8

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