Rank

1753of 3,144

Marion, Texas

Score 6.17 / 10· population 9,571

About 9,600 people live in Marion, Texas. It ranks #1,753 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #195 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.9% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 81% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.6 years, shorter than in 79% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 61% 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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