Rank

1050of 3,144

Bent, Colorado

Score 6.58 / 10· population 5,681

About 5,700 people live in Bent, Colorado. It ranks #1,050 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #18 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 3.9%, lower than in 94% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.41% of a home's value each year, less than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 95% 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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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)3.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.9
  4. Sales tax6.5
  5. Property tax8.0

Environment

  1. Air quality est.7.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.7
  2. Life expectancy5.4
  3. Government employees0.3
  4. Single-parent households8.2

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