Rank
1281of 3,144
Gonzales, Texas
Score 6.44 / 10· population 19,930
About 19,900 people live in Gonzales, Texas. It ranks #1,281 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #147 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.91% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 85% 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 President7.8
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax5.5
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes1.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.8
- Life expectancy4.8
- Government employees5.7
- Single-parent households2.3