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Duval, Texas

Score 6.05 / 10· population 9,604

About 9,600 people live in Duval, Texas. It ranks #1,948 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #208 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.99% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 64% 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 President5.5
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax5.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.2
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees9.3
  4. Single-parent households0.2

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