# Hunt, Texas — #1,144 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.52 of 10. FIPS 48231. Population 113,347. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 113,300 people live in Hunt, Texas. It ranks #1,144 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #127 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.18% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.7 years, shorter than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 60% 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 | 6.40 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.78 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.12 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.86 |  |
| Property tax | county | 4.10 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.83 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.70 |  |
| Government employees | county | 6.77 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.00 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #479 Rockwall, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48397.md
- #661 Hopkins, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48223.md
- #2100 Kaufman, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48257.md
- #1104 Fannin, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48147.md
- #844 Van Zandt, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48467.md
- #425 Delta, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48119.md
- #1188 Rains, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48379.md
- #795 Collin, Texas — https://libertymoving.org/counties/48085.md

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