Rank

915of 3,144

Runnels, Texas

Score 6.65 / 10· population 9,868

About 9,900 people live in Runnels, Texas. It ranks #915 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #105 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.38% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.8 years, shorter than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 77% 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 President8.9
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax3.1

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.0
  2. Life expectancy2.8
  3. Government employees4.8
  4. Single-parent households4.1

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