Rank

2217of 3,144

Tyler, Texas

Score 5.86 / 10· population 20,382

About 20,400 people live in Tyler, Texas. It ranks #2,217 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #234 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.97% of a home's value each year, more than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 78% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.9 years, shorter than in 90% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 72% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% 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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