Rank

2105of 3,144

Boulder, Colorado

Score 5.95 / 10· population 326,831

About 326,800 people live in Boulder, Colorado. It ranks #2,105 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #49 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 4.24%, lower than in 92% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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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