Rank
1730of 3,144
Aransas, Texas
Score 6.18 / 10· population 25,374
About 25,400 people live in Aransas, Texas. It ranks #1,730 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #192 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.01% of a home's value each year, more than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.4 years, shorter than in 62% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% of counties. On this site's state scores, Texas gets 8.15 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.8
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax5.0
Environment
- Air quality5.1
- Floods / hurricanes0.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.3
- Life expectancy4.4
- Government employees2.5
- Single-parent households5.3