Rank

1462of 3,144

Madison, Texas

Score 6.35 / 10· population 13,742

About 13,700 people live in Madison, Texas. It ranks #1,462 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #164 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73 years, shorter than in 76% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 69% 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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