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1528of 3,144

Real, Texas

Score 6.31 / 10· population 2,854

About 2,900 people live in Real, Texas. It ranks #1,528 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #176 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.71% of a home's value each year, less than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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 President8.4
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax6.5

Environment

  1. Air quality6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees0.2
  4. Single-parent households0.6

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