Rank

1470of 3,144

Lamar, Texas

Score 6.34 / 10· population 51,127

About 51,100 people live in Lamar, Texas. It ranks #1,470 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #165 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.88% of a home's value each year, more than in 61% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.3 years, shorter than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 51% 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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