Rank

1747of 3,144

Nacogdoches, Texas

Score 6.17 / 10· population 65,375

About 65,400 people live in Nacogdoches, Texas. It ranks #1,747 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #194 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.86% of a home's value each year, more than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.0
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax5.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.8
  2. Life expectancy3.7
  3. Government employees6.2
  4. Single-parent households1.5

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