Rank

280of 3,144

Franklin, Texas

Score 7.20 / 10· population 10,735

About 10,700 people live in Franklin, Texas. It ranks #280 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.81% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 58% 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 President8.5
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax6.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.5
  2. Life expectancy5.2
  3. Government employees7.1
  4. Single-parent households9.0

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