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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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.8
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax5.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.7
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees4.0
  4. Single-parent households7.2

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