Rank

941of 3,144

Hutchinson, Texas

Score 6.64 / 10· population 20,033

About 20,000 people live in Hutchinson, Texas. It ranks #941 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #111 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.45% of a home's value each year, more than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.1 years, shorter than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 85% 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 President8.9
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax2.8

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.4
  2. Life expectancy2.1
  3. Government employees1.3
  4. Single-parent households7.1

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