Rank
1130of 3,144
Cass, Texas
Score 6.53 / 10· population 28,659
About 28,700 people live in Cass, Texas. It ranks #1,130 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #126 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.67% of a home's value each year, less than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.5 years, shorter than in 92% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% 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 President8.3
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax6.7
Environment
- Air quality4.9
- Floods / hurricanes4.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy0.5
- Government employees3.7
- Single-parent households1.2