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Kaufman, Texas

Score 5.95 / 10· population 185,690

About 185,700 people live in Kaufman, Texas. It ranks #2,100 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #217 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.49% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 79% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 66% 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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