# Comal, Texas — #731 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.77 of 10. FIPS 48091. Population 193,928. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 8.15 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.25 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.29 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.49 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.86 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.80 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.34 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.88 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 8.31 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #1556 Hays, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48209.md
- #359 Blanco, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48031.md
- #1371 Guadalupe, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48187.md
- #2469 Bexar, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48029.md
- #545 Kendall, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48259.md

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