Rank
1980of 3,144
Potter, Texas
Score 6.04 / 10· population 114,647
About 114,600 people live in Potter, Texas. It ranks #1,980 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #209 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.41% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 91% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.8 years, shorter than in 85% of counties. Air quality is better than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 24), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 55% 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 President7.2
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax3.0
Environment
- Air quality7.6
- Floods / hurricanes3.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate4.0
- Life expectancy1.8
- Government employees8.7
- Single-parent households2.1