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519of 3,144

Custer, Colorado

Score 6.92 / 10· population 5,534

About 5,500 people live in Custer, Colorado. It ranks #519 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 4.9%, lower than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.35% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 93% 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 President6.8
  4. Sales tax5.5
  5. Property tax8.3

Environment

  1. Air quality est.7.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.7
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees3.5
  4. Single-parent households9.8

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