Rank

2310of 3,144

Chaffee, Colorado

Score 5.76 / 10· population 20,617

About 20,600 people live in Chaffee, Colorado. It ranks #2,310 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 5.65%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.29% of a home's value each year, less than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 52), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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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