Rank

2805of 3,144

Denver, Colorado

Score 5.00 / 10· population 716,577

About 716,600 people live in Denver, Colorado. It ranks #2,805 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #63 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 8.05%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.47% of a home's value each year, less than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.8 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 53), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 92% 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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