Rank
457of 3,144
Archer, Texas
Score 6.98 / 10· population 9,029
About 9,000 people live in Archer, Texas. It ranks #457 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #44 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.29% of a home's value each year, more than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.7 years, longer than in 72% of counties. Air quality is better than in 53% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 81% 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 President9.0
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax3.6
Environment
- Air quality6.0
- Floods / hurricanes7.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.8
- Life expectancy7.7
- Government employees2.3
- Single-parent households7.8