Rank
1914of 3,144
Harrison, Texas
Score 6.07 / 10· population 70,895
About 70,900 people live in Harrison, Texas. It ranks #1,914 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #205 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% 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 President7.5
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax5.2
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes3.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate4.8
- Life expectancy4.9
- Government employees4.8
- Single-parent households1.4