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VIRGINIA IS...
#1 Customized Workforce Training
#2 Tech Talent Pipeline
Business Facilities Magazine 2023 State Rankings Report
America’s 2023 #2 Top State
Ranked by Forbes
for Business CNBC
#4 Best State for Business
Quick Facts about the CITY OF EMPORIA
Surrounded by Greensville County, the City of Emporia is located on I-95, US 58, and US 301, just a short 1-hour drive from the state capitol of Richmond, and 1.5 hours from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Net-In Commuters
Live & work in the area: 832
In-Commuters: 3,503
Out-Commuters: 1,753
Net In-Commuters: 1,750
(In-Commuters minus Out-Commuters)
HIGHWAYS
Our city sees an average of 60,000 vehicles daily with an average drivetime population of 12,000
LAND AREA
6.9 square miles
LOW TAX RATES
Per $100 of assessed value:
Real estate: $0.92
Personal Property: $5.00
Machinery & Tools: $5.00
50
(Assessed Value is 12.5% of capitalized cost)
Within a day’s drive of
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We are a
FLOCK Safety Community
metropolitan areas
