Rank
604of 3,144
Grant, West Virginia
Score 6.86 / 10· population 10,921
About 10,900 people live in Grant, West Virginia. It ranks #604 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.33% of a home's value each year, less than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is better than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.5
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.9
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax8.4
Environment
- Air quality6.7
- Floods / hurricanes3.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.3
- Life expectancy3.7
- Government employees7.8
- Single-parent households4.5