Rank

2578of 3,144

Kanawha, West Virginia

Score 5.42 / 10· population 174,805

About 174,800 people live in Kanawha, West Virginia. It ranks #2,578 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #55 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.63% of a home's value each year, less than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.4 years, shorter than in 88% of counties. Air quality is better than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 96% 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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