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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.2
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax6.6
Environment
- Air quality5.2
- Floods / hurricanes4.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.2
- Life expectancy4.2
- Government employees5.5
- Single-parent households5.5