Rank

1242of 3,144

Gunnison, Colorado

Score 6.46 / 10· population 17,321

About 17,300 people live in Gunnison, Colorado. It ranks #1,242 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #24 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 3.9%, lower than in 94% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.31% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 77% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 56% 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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