# Cottle, Texas — #772 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.74 of 10. FIPS 48101. Population 1,294. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 1,300 people live in Cottle, Texas. It ranks #772 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #87 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.15% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. Air quality is better than in 82% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 88% 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 | 6.54 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 8.63 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.54 | est |
| Sales tax | county | 4.32 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.25 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 8.27 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 9.80 | est |
| Government employees | county | 2.96 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.64 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #979 Hall, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48191.md
- #364 Motley, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48345.md
- #379 King, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48269.md
- #1269 Childress, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48075.md
- #729 Hardeman, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48197.md
- #1175 Foard, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48155.md

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