Rank

344of 3,144

Cheyenne, Colorado

Score 7.11 / 10· population 1,727

About 1,700 people live in Cheyenne, Colorado. It ranks #344 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #1 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 2.9%, lower than in 95% 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 97% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 97% 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 President8.8
  4. Sales tax7.4
  5. Property tax8.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.5
  3. Government employees0.2
  4. Single-parent households9.5

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