Rank

731of 3,144

Comal, Texas

Score 6.77 / 10· population 193,928

About 193,900 people live in Comal, Texas. It ranks #731 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #85 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.04% of a home's value each year, more than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.9 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% 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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