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726of 3,144

Doddridge, West Virginia

Score 6.77 / 10· population 7,680

About 7,700 people live in Doddridge, West Virginia. It ranks #726 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.48% of a home's value each year, less than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% 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 lower than in 69% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.5
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.6
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax7.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy7.3
  3. Government employees3.4
  4. Single-parent households3.9

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