Rank

1357of 3,144

Walker, Texas

Score 6.41 / 10· population 81,268

About 81,300 people live in Walker, Texas. It ranks #1,357 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #153 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.06% of a home's value each year, more than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% 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 76% 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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