Rank

714of 3,144

Pocahontas, West Virginia

Score 6.78 / 10· population 7,765

About 7,800 people live in Pocahontas, West Virginia. It ranks #714 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.35% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.5 years, shorter than in 87% of counties. Air quality is better than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 59% 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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