Rank

1191of 3,144

Hale, Texas

Score 6.50 / 10· population 31,761

About 31,800 people live in Hale, Texas. It ranks #1,191 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #135 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.3% of a home's value each year, more than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.2 years, shorter than in 64% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 69% 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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