Rank

1295of 3,144

Bastrop, Texas

Score 6.43 / 10· population 110,778

About 110,800 people live in Bastrop, Texas. It ranks #1,295 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #150 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.17% of a home's value each year, more than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 79% 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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