Rank
545of 3,144
Kendall, Texas
Score 6.90 / 10· population 50,537
About 50,500 people live in Kendall, Texas. It ranks #545 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #55 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 64% 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 President7.8
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax5.0
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes2.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.7
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees4.0
- Single-parent households7.2