Rank
541of 3,144
Kerr, Texas
Score 6.90 / 10· population 53,915
About 53,900 people live in Kerr, Texas. It ranks #541 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.89% of a home's value each year, more than in 62% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 50% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 78% 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 President7.7
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax5.5
Environment
- Air quality5.9
- Floods / hurricanes1.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.1
- Life expectancy6.4
- Government employees9.2
- Single-parent households6.1