Rank
581of 3,144
Goliad, Texas
Score 6.87 / 10· population 7,144
About 7,100 people live in Goliad, Texas. It ranks #581 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #62 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.95% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 77% 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 President8.0
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax5.3
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes1.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy7.0
- Government employees0.5
- Single-parent households9.9