# Fremont, Colorado — #1,968 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.04 of 10. FIPS 08043. Population 50,318. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 50,300 people live in Fremont, Colorado. It ranks #1,968 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #43 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 5.4%, lower than in 85% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.36% of a home's value each year, less than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.6 years, shorter than in 50% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 16), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 71% 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 | 8.40 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.85 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.01 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 5.09 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.20 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.98 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.60 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.09 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 6.45 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #519 Custer, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08027.md
- #2149 Saguache, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08109.md
- #2399 El Paso, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08041.md
- #2310 Chaffee, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08015.md
- #629 Teller, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08119.md
- #1201 Park, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08093.md
- #2822 Pueblo, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08101.md

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