Rank

636of 3,144

Yoakum, Texas

Score 6.84 / 10· population 7,468

About 7,500 people live in Yoakum, Texas. It ranks #636 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #69 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.12% of a home's value each year, more than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.8 years, shorter than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 82% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 75% 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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