Rank
2150of 3,144
Dimmit, Texas
Score 5.91 / 10· population 8,257
About 8,300 people live in Dimmit, Texas. It ranks #2,150 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #227 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.82% of a home's value each year, more than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 78% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 51% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President4.8
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax5.9
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes3.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.5
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees6.3
- Single-parent households0.5