Rank

1391of 3,144

Cherokee, Texas

Score 6.39 / 10· population 52,217

About 52,200 people live in Cherokee, Texas. It ranks #1,391 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #157 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.95% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.5 years, shorter than in 71% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 58% 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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