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2148of 3,144

Jim Hogg, Texas

Score 5.91 / 10· population 4,720

About 4,700 people live in Jim Hogg, Texas. It ranks #2,148 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #226 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.34% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73 years, shorter than in 76% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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 President4.6
  4. Sales tax3.4
  5. Property tax3.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy3.0
  3. Government employees1.4
  4. Single-parent households5.2

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