Rank

330of 3,144

Gillespie, Texas

Score 7.13 / 10· population 27,733

About 27,700 people live in Gillespie, Texas. It ranks #330 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.83% of a home's value each year, more than in 57% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.3 years, longer than in 86% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 50% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), 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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