Rank

1925of 3,144

Brazoria, Texas

Score 6.06 / 10· population 398,938

About 398,900 people live in Brazoria, Texas. It ranks #1,925 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #207 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.69% of a home's value each year, more than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% 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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