Rank
554of 3,144
Wilson, Texas
Score 6.89 / 10· population 54,183
About 54,200 people live in Wilson, Texas. It ranks #554 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #57 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.2% of a home's value each year, more than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 7), 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.2
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.7
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax4.0
Environment
- Air quality9.3
- Floods / hurricanes1.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.9
- Life expectancy7.0
- Government employees1.2
- Single-parent households9.2