Rank
2094of 3,144
Bee, Texas
Score 5.96 / 10· population 30,850
About 30,900 people live in Bee, Texas. It ranks #2,094 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #216 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.25% of a home's value each year, more than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.3 years, shorter than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% 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 President7.0
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax3.8
Environment
- Air quality5.3
- Floods / hurricanes0.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.7
- Life expectancy3.3
- Government employees5.3
- Single-parent households1.9