Rank
1095of 3,144
Williamson, Texas
Score 6.55 / 10· population 697,191
About 697,200 people live in Williamson, Texas. It ranks #1,095 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #122 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.5% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% 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 President5.1
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax2.5
Environment
- Air quality5.1
- Floods / hurricanes0.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.8
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees7.8
- Single-parent households7.9