Rank

479of 3,144

Rockwall, Texas

Score 6.96 / 10· population 131,307

About 131,300 people live in Rockwall, Texas. It ranks #479 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #48 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.42% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.2 years, longer than in 85% of counties. Air quality is better than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 52% 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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