Rank

1830of 3,144

Radford City, Virginia

Score 6.13 / 10· population 16,971

About 17,000 people live in Radford City, Virginia. It ranks #1,830 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #66 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 5.3%, lower than in 86% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.7% of a home's value each year, less than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 81% 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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