Rank

1716of 3,144

Berkeley, West Virginia

Score 6.19 / 10· population 132,440

About 132,400 people live in Berkeley, West Virginia. It ranks #1,716 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #38 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.53% of a home's value each year, less than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.2 years, shorter than in 64% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 71% of counties. On this site's state scores, West Virginia gets 5.5 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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