Rank

954of 3,144

Cooke, Texas

Score 6.63 / 10· population 43,782

About 43,800 people live in Cooke, Texas. It ranks #954 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #113 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 53% 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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