# Houston, Alabama — #1,754 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.17 of 10. FIPS 01069. Population 108,462. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 108,500 people live in Houston, Alabama. It ranks #1,754 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #34 of 67 in Alabama. The combined sales tax is 5%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.29% of a home's value each year, less than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% of counties. On this site's state scores, Alabama gets 6.66 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.66 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 4.92 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.34 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 5.17 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 5.45 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.55 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.62 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 7.86 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.42 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2458 Seminole, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13253.md
- #982 Geneva, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01061.md
- #2326 Jackson, Florida — https://libertymoving.org/counties/12063.md
- #1388 Henry, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01067.md
- #1817 Dale, Alabama — https://libertymoving.org/counties/01045.md
- #2607 Early, Georgia — https://libertymoving.org/counties/13099.md

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