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1408of 3,144

Hill, Texas

Score 6.38 / 10· population 38,101

About 38,100 people live in Hill, Texas. It ranks #1,408 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #162 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.05% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.2 years, shorter than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 76% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.2
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax4.8

Environment

  1. Air quality5.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.3
  2. Life expectancy3.2
  3. Government employees2.6
  4. Single-parent households4.8

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