Rank
1404of 3,144
Hardin, Texas
Score 6.38 / 10· population 58,261
About 58,300 people live in Hardin, Texas. It ranks #1,404 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #161 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.16% of a home's value each year, more than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.9 years, shorter than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% 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 President8.8
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax4.2
Environment
- Air quality5.3
- Floods / hurricanes1.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.0
- Life expectancy3.9
- Government employees4.6
- Single-parent households4.0