Rank
546of 3,144
Martin, Texas
Score 6.90 / 10· population 5,216
About 5,200 people live in Martin, Texas. It ranks #546 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #56 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.72% of a home's value each year, less than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.1 years, shorter than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 81% 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 President8.8
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax6.4
Environment
- Air quality6.1
- Floods / hurricanes7.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.2
- Life expectancy2.1
- Government employees1.9
- Single-parent households4.5