Rank

750of 3,144

Stephens, Texas

Score 6.76 / 10· population 9,343

About 9,300 people live in Stephens, Texas. It ranks #750 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #86 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.14% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 82% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President9.0
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax4.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.6
  2. Life expectancy4.5
  3. Government employees1.1
  4. Single-parent households3.0

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