Rank
1384of 3,144
Morris, Texas
Score 6.39 / 10· population 12,066
About 12,100 people live in Morris, Texas. It ranks #1,384 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #156 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 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.5 years, shorter than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 64% 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 President7.6
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax5.2
Environment
- Air quality4.9
- Floods / hurricanes5.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.3
- Life expectancy1.5
- Government employees0.9
- Single-parent households6.0