Rank

1545of 3,144

Houston, Texas

Score 6.30 / 10· population 22,066

About 22,100 people live in Houston, Texas. It ranks #1,545 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #177 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.75% of a home's value each year, more than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 84% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72 years, shorter than in 84% 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 67% 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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