Bath County vs Steele County

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

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Bath County leads overall

Higher composite score by 3 points and wins 6 of 12 available dimensions

Bath County

Virginia

National Rank #12

Overall Score

Steele County

North Dakota

National Rank #25

Overall Score

Bath County

Steele County

Dimension Breakdown

Scores across all 12 dimensions

Property TaxEffective property tax rate vs national benchmarks

Bath County

94.2BEST

Steele County

34.6

Diff: 59.6 pts

Cost of LivingMedian rent, home values, and housing affordability

Bath County

77.8BEST

Steele County

76.2

Diff: 1.5999999999999943 pts

Income & JobsMedian household income and per capita earnings

Bath County

23.7

Steele County

77.8BEST

Diff: 54.099999999999994 pts

SafetyViolent and property crime rates per 100K residents

Bath County

Steele County

97.5BEST

Diff: 16.5 pts

HealthLife expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access

Bath County

Steele County

90.7BEST

Diff: 41.7 pts

SchoolsGraduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment

Bath County

86.7BEST

Steele County

Diff: 34.7 pts

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

Bath County

94.7BEST

Steele County

93.4

Diff: 1.2999999999999972 pts

Water QualityEPA drinking water health violations and safety grades

Bath County

86BEST

Steele County

86BEST

Diff: 0 pts

Weather & ClimateAverage temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather events

Bath County

67BEST

Steele County

40.4

Diff: 26.6 pts

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

Bath County

34.3

Steele County

61.7BEST

Diff: 27.400000000000006 pts

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

Bath County

53.1

Steele County

57.1BEST

Diff: 4 pts

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