# Alamosa, Colorado — #2,534 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.48 of 10. FIPS 08003. Population 16,655. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.14 |  |
| 2A | state | 3.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 7.57 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.45 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 6.19 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.64 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.75 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 5.63 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 2.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.36 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.33 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2149 Saguache, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08109.md
- #2626 Huerfano, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08055.md
- #2568 Costilla, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08023.md
- #1847 Conejos, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08021.md
- #2347 Rio Grande, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08105.md

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