Rank

661of 3,144

Hopkins, Texas

Score 6.82 / 10· population 38,172

About 38,200 people live in Hopkins, Texas. It ranks #661 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #72 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.68% of a home's value each year, less than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.2 years, shorter than in 64% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 55% 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 tax6.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.2
  2. Life expectancy4.2
  3. Government employees5.5
  4. Single-parent households5.5

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