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Broomfield, Colorado

Score 6.03 / 10· population 76,860

About 76,900 people live in Broomfield, Colorado. It ranks #1,996 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #45 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 7.05%, higher than in 70% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 50% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 77% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)3.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President3.5
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax6.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.6
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees5.4
  4. Single-parent households8.5

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