Rank
1069of 3,144
Bailey, Texas
Score 6.56 / 10· population 6,672
About 6,700 people live in Bailey, Texas. It ranks #1,069 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #120 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.74% of a home's value each year, less than in 49% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.1 years, shorter than in 65% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% 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 President8.1
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax6.3
Environment
- Air quality est.6.7
- Floods / hurricanes6.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.6
- Life expectancy4.1
- Government employees0.4
- Single-parent households2.9