Rank

1281of 3,144

Palo Pinto, Texas

Score 6.44 / 10· population 29,747

About 29,700 people live in Palo Pinto, Texas. It ranks #1,281 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #148 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.07% of a home's value each year, more than in 75% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 53% 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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