Rank

945of 3,144

Jones, Texas

Score 6.64 / 10· population 20,381

About 20,400 people live in Jones, Texas. It ranks #945 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #112 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.2% of a home's value each year, more than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 84% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.7 years, shorter than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower 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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