Rank

62of 3,144

Borden, Texas

Score 7.78 / 10· population 572

About 572 people live in Borden, Texas. It ranks #62 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.22% of a home's value each year, less than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 92% 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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