Rank
1629of 3,144
Greenbrier, West Virginia
Score 6.25 / 10· population 32,149
About 32,100 people live in Greenbrier, West Virginia. It ranks #1,629 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.44% of a home's value each year, less than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.8 years, shorter than in 91% 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 77% 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 President7.1
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax7.8
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes1.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.6
- Life expectancy0.8
- Government employees9.6
- Single-parent households4.6