# Houston, Texas — #1,545 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.30 of 10. FIPS 48225. Population 22,066. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 8.15 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.34 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.77 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.06 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.86 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.25 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.24 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 2.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.57 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.94 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #1462 Madison, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48313.md
- #1391 Cherokee, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48073.md
- #1014 Leon, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48289.md
- #1206 Trinity, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48455.md
- #1357 Walker, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48471.md
- #2204 Angelina, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48005.md
- #1899 Anderson, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48001.md

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