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464of 3,144

Dallam, Texas

Score 6.98 / 10· population 7,237

About 7,200 people live in Dallam, Texas. It ranks #464 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.2% of a home's value each year, more than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.3 years, shorter than in 73% of counties. Air quality is better than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 90% 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 President8.9
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax4.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.0
  2. Life expectancy3.3
  3. Government employees1.2
  4. Single-parent households9.9

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