Best counties in Virginia

Ranked by composite score — 133 counties

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Rank	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Bland County	79	86.7	89.2	23.5
2	Highland County	78.8	86.4	84.2	24.5
3	Floyd County	78.3	87.6	84.4	23.5
4	Bath County	77.3	90.9	83.5	23.7
5	Craig County	77	89.5	82	27.6
6	Mathews County	76.7	90.4	75.7	32.7
7	Lexington city	76.6	78	76.5	41.9
8	Giles County	76.1	84.5	85.4	25.7
9	Appomattox County	75.8	87.3	80.4	24.1
10	Botetourt County	75.6	83.8	76.3	35.9
11	Dickenson County	75.4	88.3	88.7	12
12	Surry County	75.4	84.6	78.7	30
13	Amherst County	75.3	88	80.1	27.3
14	Patrick County	75.3	85.9	87.8	16.6
15	Campbell County	75	89.4	81.2	24.3
16	Charlotte County	74.9	87.8	87.5	15.3
17	Lunenburg County	74.7	90	84.5	18.9
18	Franklin County	74.6	87.3	82.2	28
19	Grayson County	74.5	84.8	89	11.4
20	Wythe County	74.5	88.4	86.5	19.5
21	Cumberland County	74.2	84.4	80.2	20.6
22	Madison County	74.2	85.6	71.1	37.5
23	Russell County	74.2	87.1	89.2	15.4
24	Buckingham County	74.1	87.6	82.6	22
25	Goochland County	74	88.2	56.8	60.8
26	Radford city	74	82.5	77.7	17.9
27	Amelia County	73.9	90.1	76.8	26.7
28	Bedford County	73.6	89.4	76.9	34.1
29	Carroll County	73.5	85.5	89	17.7
30	Powhatan County	73.5	84.4	64.7	55.6
31	Washington County	73.5	87.8	82.6	24.4
32	Rockbridge County	73.4	85.4	79.2	25.1
33	Scott County	73.4	83.3	89.4	12.9
34	Sussex County	73.3	87	78.5	24.4
35	Norton city	73.2	80.3	87.7	8.5
36	Covington city	73.1	80.2	84.8	11.3
37	Fluvanna County	73.1	83.9	65.9	43.4
38	Southampton County	72.9	83.7	76.7	28.1
39	Alleghany County	72.8	79	86.5	19.4
40	Lancaster County	72.8	88.5	76.7	27.2
41	Richmond County	72.8	86.7	77	25.3
42	Williamsburg city	72.8	86.1	66.4	29.2
43	Nelson County	72.7	87.2	77.3	28.1
44	Prince Edward County	72.7	90.9	78.3	19.3
45	Staunton city	72.7	82.3	74.6	24.2
46	Greensville County	72.6	85.7	79.6	20.4
47	Northumberland County	72.6	88.7	76.9	28.8
48	Charles City County	72.5	85.3	74.5	29.3
49	Clarke County	72.5	87.9	57	57.9
50	King and Queen County	72.4	87.5	74.1	30.9
51	Middlesex County	72.3	86.4	75.2	31.8
52	Bristol city	72.2	80.7	81.2	12.6
53	Brunswick County	72.2	87.1	82.1	18
54	Halifax County	72.2	88.5	85.4	15.5
55	Pulaski County	72.2	84.1	81	23.1
56	Gloucester County	72	85.6	67.9	38
57	King William County	71.8	84.6	65.4	39
58	Lee County	71.7	85.6	89.3	11
59	Page County	71.7	83.4	80.2	22.2
60	Buchanan County	71.5	89.8	89.7	11
61	Mecklenburg County	71.3	88.6	83.2	17.1
62	Nottoway County	71.3	90.4	75.9	24
63	Waynesboro city	71.3	83.5	72.8	20.2
64	Wise County	71.3	86.4	85.3	16.5
65	Augusta County	71.2	88.5	74.3	35.6
66	Rappahannock County	71.2	86.3	59.5	47.4
67	Dinwiddie County	71	85.4	66.9	38.1
68	Essex County	71	86.1	76.6	20.3
69	Northampton County	71	85.2	80.8	19.9
70	Smyth County	71	85.1	88.6	14
71	Orange County	70.9	85.2	65.7	44.9
72	Tazewell County	70.9	84.9	86.8	13.3
73	Buena Vista city	70.7	75.8	78.5	18.9
74	Caroline County	70.6	86.5	64.8	39.7
75	Galax city	70.5	80.9	83.5	10.4
76	Henry County	70.5	88.1	87.2	15
77	Salem city	70.5	76.6	71.6	26.9
78	Martinsville city	70.4	79.6	83.6	11.1
79	Colonial Heights city	70.3	76.4	69.5	33.2
80	Greene County	70.3	84.3	60.2	39
81	King George County	70.3	86.5	53.4	55.5
82	Louisa County	70.3	84.1	67.4	35.8
83	New Kent County	70	83.2	52.6	61.8
84	Pittsylvania County	70	85.6	83.2	18.7
85	Montgomery County	69.8	80.7	71.2	29.6
86	Rockingham County	69.7	87.3	74.1	34.6
87	Shenandoah County	69.7	86.9	74.3	25.5
88	Emporia city	69.3	81	78.8	15.6
89	Franklin city	69.3	81.5	72.4	25.9
90	Warren County	69.3	85.8	64.9	38.4
91	Westmoreland County	69.3	84.9	73.9	22.4
92	Frederick County	69.2	88	60.6	45.8
93	Poquoson city	69.1	76.9	48.9	62.3
94	Roanoke County	68.9	77.6	69.9	37.5
95	Prince George County	68.8	80.3	60.1	41
96	James City County	68.4	83.6	56.3	53.2
97	Lynchburg city	68.4	78.7	74.6	22.4
98	Isle of Wight County	68.3	82	60.2	46.1
99	Hanover County	67.8	83.4	56.8	54.9
100	Accomack County	67.7	88.3	80.3	20.9
101	Harrisonburg city	67.5	80.3	69.9	22.4
102	Winchester city	67.2	80.7	63.8	25.6
103	Culpeper County	67	86.8	57.4	46.1
104	York County	66.5	84	48.2	54.1
105	Danville city	66.4	83.3	83.1	11.3
106	Fredericksburg city	65.8	84.9	49.5	39.1
107	Fauquier County	65.6	80.6	47.6	67.9
108	Hopewell city	65.6	75	73.3	15.2
109	Charlottesville city	65.5	79.4	56.4	29
110	Petersburg city	65.5	76.5	71.8	16.5
111	Spotsylvania County	65.4	85.3	50.2	54.9
112	Albemarle County	64.9	81.5	54	50.4
113	Henrico County	63.7	81.9	58.8	39.8
114	Virginia Beach city	63.5	79.8	50.9	42.6
115	Chesterfield County	63.3	80.2	56.1	47.9
116	Hampton city	63.3	75.1	63.2	27.6
117	Roanoke city	63.1	73.8	75.7	17.8
118	Stafford County	62.1	82	39.2	70.7
119	Suffolk city	61.9	76	53.7	42.2
120	Chesapeake city	61.5	79.3	53.2	44.9
121	Newport News city	61.5	73.3	63.5	26.9
122	Portsmouth city	61.4	72.2	64.3	21.9
123	Fairfax city	60.9	75.7	29.4	70
124	Richmond city	60.6	78	61.3	24.3
125	Manassas city	60.5	71.4	41.7	60.3
126	Manassas Park city	60.2	70.3	36.7	49.1
127	Norfolk city	59.7	73.9	61.8	25.2
128	Falls Church city	59.4	74.3	13.5	84.4
129	Loudoun County	58	77.4	21.3	100
130	Arlington County	57.1	77	22.2	74.9
131	Prince William County	56.3	74.7	35.2	67.5
132	Alexandria city	56.2	74.5	30.7	57.5
133	Fairfax County	55.7	73.8	26.9	81.3