Rank

965of 3,144

Young, Texas

Score 6.63 / 10· population 18,124

About 18,100 people live in Young, Texas. It ranks #965 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #114 of 254 in Texas. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.18% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.8 years, shorter than in 91% 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 70% 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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