Rank

532of 3,144

Cochran, Texas

Score 6.91 / 10· population 2,509

About 2,500 people live in Cochran, Texas. It ranks #532 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.01% of a home's value each year, more than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.6 years, shorter than in 92% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.3
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax5.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy0.6
  3. Government employees0.3
  4. Single-parent households8.0

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