Rank

687of 3,144

Winkler, Texas

Score 6.79 / 10· population 7,414

About 7,400 people live in Winkler, Texas. It ranks #687 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #78 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.76% of a home's value each year, more than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.4 years, shorter than in 72% of counties. Air quality is better than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 92% 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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