Rank

3072of 3,144

Petersburg City, Virginia

Score 4.24 / 10· population 33,309

About 33,300 people live in Petersburg City, Virginia. It ranks #3,072 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #133 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.87% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in 56% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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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