Rank
1394of 3,144
Knox, Texas
Score 6.39 / 10· population 3,302
About 3,300 people live in Knox, Texas. It ranks #1,394 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #158 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.54% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.6 years, shorter than in 79% of counties. Air quality is better than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 80% 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 President8.4
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax2.3
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes7.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.4
- Life expectancy2.6
- Government employees0.2
- Single-parent households3.7