Rank

459of 3,144

Menard, Texas

Score 6.98 / 10· population 1,958

About 2,000 people live in Menard, Texas. It ranks #459 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #45 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.13% of a home's value each year, more than in 78% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is better than in 70% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 75% 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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