Rank

2330of 3,144

Lynchburg City, Virginia

Score 5.74 / 10· population 79,535

About 79,500 people live in Lynchburg City, Virginia. It ranks #2,330 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #101 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.81% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.5 years, shorter than in 71% of counties. Air quality is better than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 31), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 63% 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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