Rank

1237of 3,144

Rusk, Texas

Score 6.47 / 10· population 53,079

About 53,100 people live in Rusk, Texas. It ranks #1,237 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #140 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.91% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 78% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.7 years, shorter than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 59% 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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