Rank

1057of 3,144

Denton, Texas

Score 6.57 / 10· population 1,007,703

About 1,007,700 people live in Denton, Texas. It ranks #1,057 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #118 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.46% of a home's value each year, more than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 92% 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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