Rank

564of 3,144

Parker, Texas

Score 6.88 / 10· population 173,494

About 173,500 people live in Parker, Texas. It ranks #564 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #59 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.27% of a home's value each year, more than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.1 years, longer than in 65% of counties. Air quality is better than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 60% 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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