Rank

1305of 3,144

Brazos, Texas

Score 6.43 / 10· population 244,703

About 244,700 people live in Brazos, Texas. It ranks #1,305 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #151 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.38% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.2 years, longer than in 85% of counties. Air quality is better than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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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