Rank

1263of 3,144

Monongalia, West Virginia

Score 6.45 / 10· population 107,718

About 107,700 people live in Monongalia, West Virginia. It ranks #1,263 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #24 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.8 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), 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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