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Harrison, West Virginia

Score 6.07 / 10· population 64,639

About 64,600 people live in Harrison, West Virginia. It ranks #1,914 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #43 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.56% of a home's value each year, less than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.4 years, shorter than in 81% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 80% 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 President7.0
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax7.2

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.6
  2. Life expectancy2.4
  3. Government employees5.0
  4. Single-parent households5.1

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