Rank

2929of 3,144

Newport News City, Virginia

Score 4.72 / 10· population 183,118

About 183,100 people live in Newport News City, Virginia. It ranks #2,929 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #126 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.94% of a home's value each year, more than in 66% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.7 years, shorter than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 82% 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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