Rank

1307of 3,144

Lake, Colorado

Score 6.42 / 10· population 7,365

About 7,400 people live in Lake, Colorado. It ranks #1,307 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 6.9%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 81% 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 better than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 24), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 94% 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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