Rank

2375of 3,144

Cameron, Texas

Score 5.70 / 10· population 426,710

About 426,700 people live in Cameron, Texas. It ranks #2,375 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #240 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.35% of a home's value each year, more than in 88% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.6 years, longer than in 71% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 57), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 98% 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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