Rank

1166of 3,144

Tyler, West Virginia

Score 6.51 / 10· population 7,919

About 7,900 people live in Tyler, West Virginia. It ranks #1,166 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 of 55 in West Virginia. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.3 years, shorter than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 63% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 50% 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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