Rank

1907of 3,144

Summers, West Virginia

Score 6.08 / 10· population 11,581

About 11,600 people live in Summers, West Virginia. It ranks #1,907 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.4% of a home's value each year, less than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.4 years, shorter than in 93% of counties. Air quality is better than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 54% 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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