Bath County vs Gilmer County

Side-by-side county comparison across all scoring dimensions.

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Bath County leads overall

Higher composite score by 0.7000000000000028 points and wins 7 of 12 available dimensions

Bath County

Virginia

National Rank #16

Overall Score

Gilmer County

West Virginia

National Rank #20

Overall Score

Bath County

Gilmer County

Dimension Breakdown

Scores across all 12 dimensions

Property TaxEffective property tax rate vs national benchmarks

Bath County

93.6BEST

Gilmer County

85.1

Diff: 8.5 pts

Cost of LivingMedian rent, home values, and housing affordability

Bath County

66.1

Gilmer County

86BEST

Diff: 19.900000000000006 pts

Income & JobsMedian household income and per capita earnings

Bath County

44.3BEST

Gilmer County

16.7

Diff: 27.599999999999998 pts

SafetyViolent and property crime rates per 100K residents

Bath County

Gilmer County

83.1BEST

Diff: 2.0999999999999943 pts

HealthLife expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access

Bath County

49BEST

Gilmer County

39.5

Diff: 9.5 pts

SchoolsGraduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment

Bath County

86.7BEST

Gilmer County

82.4

Diff: 4.299999999999997 pts

Disaster RiskFEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more

Bath County

94.7BEST

Gilmer County

88.6

Diff: 6.1000000000000085 pts

Water QualityEPA drinking water health violations and safety grades

Bath County

86BEST

Gilmer County

86BEST

Diff: 0 pts

Weather & ClimateAverage temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather events

Bath County

67BEST

Gilmer County

62.9

Diff: 4.100000000000001 pts

Soil QualitySoil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Bath County

34.3

Gilmer County

61.8BEST

Diff: 27.5 pts

Lawn CareLawn difficulty score based on climate, soil, and grass suitability

Bath County

53.1

Gilmer County

72.5BEST

Diff: 19.4 pts

Farmers MarketsExperimental standalone signal for market density and SNAP/EBT access