Rank
1114of 3,144
Randolph, West Virginia
Score 6.54 / 10· population 27,350
About 27,400 people live in Randolph, West Virginia. It ranks #1,114 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #19 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.39% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.6 years, shorter than in 70% of counties. Air quality is better than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 68% 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 President7.2
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax8.1
Environment
- Air quality6.6
- Floods / hurricanes2.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.2
- Life expectancy3.6
- Government employees8.6
- Single-parent households5.1