Rank

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Garfield, Colorado

Score 6.06 / 10· population 62,707

About 62,700 people live in Garfield, Colorado. It ranks #1,936 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 3.9%, lower than in 94% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.39% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.8 years, longer than in 89% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 67% 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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