Rank
1885of 3,144
Falls, Texas
Score 6.09 / 10· population 17,286
About 17,300 people live in Falls, Texas. It ranks #1,885 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #202 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.97% of a home's value each year, more than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.4 years, shorter than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 55% 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 President7.2
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax5.2
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes3.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.1
- Life expectancy3.4
- Government employees3.1
- Single-parent households1.8