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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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.2
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax5.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.1
  2. Life expectancy3.4
  3. Government employees3.1
  4. Single-parent households1.8

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