# Elbert, Colorado — #481 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 6.96 of 10. FIPS 08039. Population 28,806. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 28,800 people live in Elbert, Colorado. It ranks #481 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 3.9%, lower than in 94% 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 larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 80% 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 | 6.64 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.51 | | | Homicide rate | county | 9.16 | | | Sales tax | county | 6.45 | | | Property tax | county | 7.65 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 7.01 | | | Life expectancy | county | 10.00 | | | Government employees | county | 3.03 | | | Single-parent households | county | 9.79 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #662 Lincoln, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08073.md - #2153 Arapahoe, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08005.md - #2399 El Paso, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08041.md - #1184 Douglas, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08035.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/08039 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=08039 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy