Rank

20of 3,144

Jeff Davis, Texas

Score 8.00 / 10· population 1,856

About 1,900 people live in Jeff Davis, Texas. It ranks #20 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.6 years, longer than in 88% of counties. Air quality is better than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 30), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 94% 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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