Rank

799of 3,144

Ward, Texas

Score 6.72 / 10· population 10,966

About 11,000 people live in Ward, Texas. It ranks #799 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #92 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.33% of a home's value each year, less than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72 years, shorter than in 84% of counties. Air quality is better than in 60% 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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