Rank

1918of 3,144

Calhoun, Texas

Score 6.07 / 10· population 19,696

About 19,700 people live in Calhoun, Texas. It ranks #1,918 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #206 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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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