Rank
2093of 3,144
McLennan, Texas
Score 5.96 / 10· population 268,583
About 268,600 people live in McLennan, Texas. It ranks #2,093 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #215 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.36% of a home's value each year, more than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 82% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 52), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% 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 President6.6
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax3.2
Environment
- Air quality4.8
- Floods / hurricanes1.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.3
- Life expectancy5.7
- Government employees8.1
- Single-parent households2.4