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1080of 3,144

Tucker, West Virginia

Score 6.56 / 10· population 6,604

About 6,600 people live in Tucker, West Virginia. It ranks #1,080 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #18 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.34% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 66% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.5
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.4
  4. Sales tax4.5
  5. Property tax8.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.4
  2. Life expectancy6.1
  3. Government employees1.3
  4. Single-parent households4.4

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