Rank
1480of 3,144
Grayson, Texas
Score 6.34 / 10· population 146,907
About 146,900 people live in Grayson, Texas. It ranks #1,480 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #167 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.23% of a home's value each year, more than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% 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 President7.7
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax3.9
Environment
- Air quality5.3
- Floods / hurricanes2.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.6
- Life expectancy4.5
- Government employees4.3
- Single-parent households5.8