Rank

1725of 3,144

Gray, Texas

Score 6.18 / 10· population 20,916

About 20,900 people live in Gray, Texas. It ranks #1,725 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #191 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.44% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.2 years, shorter than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 82% 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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.9
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax2.8

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.5
  2. Life expectancy2.2
  3. Government employees0.6
  4. Single-parent households3.0

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