Rank
1767of 3,144
Manassas City, Virginia
Score 6.17 / 10· population 42,696
About 42,700 people live in Manassas City, Virginia. It ranks #1,767 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #62 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.99% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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 President4.2
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax5.1
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes3.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.1
- Life expectancy6.6
- Government employees6.7
- Single-parent households8.9