Rank

2534of 3,144

Alamosa, Colorado

Score 5.48 / 10· population 16,655

About 16,700 people live in Alamosa, Colorado. It ranks #2,534 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #59 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 5.9%, lower than in 78% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 83% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.5 years, shorter than in 80% of counties. Air quality is better than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 24), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 69% of counties. On this site's state scores, Colorado gets 7.14 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 3 of 10 for gun rights.

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