Rank
2381of 3,144
San Patricio, Texas
Score 5.69 / 10· population 70,660
About 70,700 people live in San Patricio, Texas. It ranks #2,381 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #241 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.31% of a home's value each year, more than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 78% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.5 years, shorter than in 71% 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 91% 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 President6.8
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax3.5
Environment
- Air quality5.0
- Floods / hurricanes0.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.8
- Life expectancy3.5
- Government employees2.8
- Single-parent households1.6