Rank
2143of 3,144
Jasper, Texas
Score 5.92 / 10· population 32,694
About 32,700 people live in Jasper, Texas. It ranks #2,143 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #225 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.89% of a home's value each year, more than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.3 years, shorter than in 88% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% 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 President8.3
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax5.5
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes1.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate5.7
- Life expectancy1.3
- Government employees1.8
- Single-parent households2.6