Rank

2649of 3,144

Suffolk City, Virginia

Score 5.30 / 10· population 100,659

About 100,700 people live in Suffolk City, Virginia. It ranks #2,649 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #118 of 133 in Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% 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 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 65% 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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