Rank
118of 3,144
Baylor, Texas
Score 7.61 / 10· population 3,463
About 3,500 people live in Baylor, Texas. It ranks #118 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.9 years, shorter than in 90% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 78% 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 President8.8
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax7.3
Environment
- Air quality est.6.2
- Floods / hurricanes6.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy0.9
- Government employees9.8
- Single-parent households8.8