Rank
254of 3,144
Shackelford, Texas
Score 7.25 / 10· population 3,229
About 3,200 people live in Shackelford, Texas. It ranks #254 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.2% of a home's value each year, more than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.8 years, shorter than in 68% 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 87% 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 President9.1
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax4.0
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes8.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy3.8
- Government employees4.6
- Single-parent households8.6