Rank
453of 3,144
San Saba, Texas
Score 6.99 / 10· population 5,845
About 5,800 people live in San Saba, Texas. It ranks #453 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.58% of a home's value each year, less than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% of counties. Air quality is better than in 58% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% 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 President8.9
- Sales tax3.9
- Property tax7.1
Environment
- Air quality6.0
- Floods / hurricanes6.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.4
- Life expectancy5.5
- Government employees4.8
- Single-parent households2.1