Rank

2636of 3,144

El Paso, Texas

Score 5.32 / 10· population 869,880

About 869,900 people live in El Paso, Texas. It ranks #2,636 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #252 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.8% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.7 years, longer than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 67), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 94% 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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