# Chaffee, Colorado — #2,310 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.76 of 10. FIPS 08015. Population 20,617. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.14 |  |
| 2A | state | 3.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 4.77 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.26 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.86 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.86 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.55 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.53 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.32 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.23 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1307 Lake, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08065.md
- #2149 Saguache, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08109.md
- #1343 Pitkin, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08097.md
- #1968 Fremont, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08043.md
- #1242 Gunnison, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08051.md
- #1201 Park, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08093.md

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