Rank
1872of 3,144
Waller, Texas
Score 6.10 / 10· population 63,553
About 63,600 people live in Waller, Texas. It ranks #1,872 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #200 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.27% of a home's value each year, more than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 52), 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.2
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax3.7
Environment
- Air quality4.8
- Floods / hurricanes1.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate5.6
- Life expectancy6.4
- Government employees9.2
- Single-parent households2.8