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Shelby, Texas

Score 6.03 / 10· population 24,179

About 24,200 people live in Shelby, Texas. It ranks #1,997 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #210 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.3 years, shorter than in 88% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 75% 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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