Rank
2096of 3,144
Logan, West Virginia
Score 5.96 / 10· population 30,827
About 30,800 people live in Logan, West Virginia. It ranks #2,096 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #48 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.43% of a home's value each year, less than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 84% 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 President8.3
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax7.8
Environment
- Air quality6.1
- Floods / hurricanes1.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.9
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees6.6
- Single-parent households2.2