Rank

1568of 3,144

Atascosa, Texas

Score 6.29 / 10· population 51,784

About 51,800 people live in Atascosa, Texas. It ranks #1,568 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #180 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.15% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 53% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.2
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax4.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.1
  2. Life expectancy4.0
  3. Government employees4.8
  4. Single-parent households4.3

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