Rank
1096of 3,144
Johnson, Texas
Score 6.55 / 10· population 202,906
About 202,900 people live in Johnson, Texas. It ranks #1,096 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #123 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.19% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 72% 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 President7.6
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax4.1
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes1.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.1
- Life expectancy5.3
- Government employees3.6
- Single-parent households6.9