Rank

923of 3,144

Austin, Texas

Score 6.65 / 10· population 31,677

About 31,700 people live in Austin, Texas. It ranks #923 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #107 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.1 years, longer than in 65% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 65% 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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