Rank

2059of 3,144

Jefferson, Colorado

Score 5.99 / 10· population 576,366

About 576,400 people live in Jefferson, Colorado. It ranks #2,059 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #48 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 3.4%, lower than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.53% of a home's value each year, less than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.2 years, longer than in 85% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% 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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