Rank

2399of 3,144

El Paso, Colorado

Score 5.67 / 10· population 744,215

About 744,200 people live in El Paso, Colorado. It ranks #2,399 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #57 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 4.13%, lower than in 94% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 85% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 83% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% 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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