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928of 3,144

Wise, Texas

Score 6.65 / 10· population 78,097

About 78,100 people live in Wise, Texas. It ranks #928 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #108 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.09% of a home's value each year, more than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 53% 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 President8.5
  4. Sales tax3.9
  5. Property tax4.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.4
  2. Life expectancy5.4
  3. Government employees5.1
  4. Single-parent households6.2

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