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713of 3,144

Washington, Texas

Score 6.78 / 10· population 37,007

About 37,000 people live in Washington, Texas. It ranks #713 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #81 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 54% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.6 years, longer than in 71% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 77% 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 President7.8
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax6.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.8
  2. Life expectancy7.6
  3. Government employees6.3
  4. Single-parent households6.1

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