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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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.0
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax5.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy7.0
  3. Government employees0.5
  4. Single-parent households9.9

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