Rank

2472of 3,144

Dallas, Texas

Score 5.58 / 10· population 2,606,358

About 2,606,400 people live in Dallas, Texas. It ranks #2,472 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #248 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.45% of a home's value each year, more than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 54), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. 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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