Rank

1269of 3,144

Childress, Texas

Score 6.45 / 10· population 6,788

About 6,800 people live in Childress, Texas. It ranks #1,269 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #146 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.4% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.5 years, shorter than in 71% of counties. Air quality is better than in 78% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 87% 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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