Rank
2289of 3,144
Bowie, Texas
Score 5.78 / 10· population 91,687
About 91,700 people live in Bowie, Texas. It ranks #2,289 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #238 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 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 91% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.3 years, shorter than in 82% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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 President7.4
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax4.2
Environment
- Air quality5.0
- Floods / hurricanes3.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate4.1
- Life expectancy2.3
- Government employees6.9
- Single-parent households1.7