Rank

1074of 3,144

Pendleton, West Virginia

Score 6.56 / 10· population 6,029

About 6,000 people live in Pendleton, West Virginia. It ranks #1,074 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.32% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.3 years, shorter than in 63% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 52% 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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