Rank
1293of 3,144
Mitchell, Texas
Score 6.43 / 10· population 9,075
About 9,100 people live in Mitchell, Texas. It ranks #1,293 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #149 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.68% of a home's value each year, more than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.1 years, shorter than in 74% of counties. Air quality is better than in 76% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 84% 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 President8.6
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax1.6
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes7.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.3
- Life expectancy3.1
- Government employees7.2
- Single-parent households0.8