Rank

1894of 3,144

Mesa, Colorado

Score 6.09 / 10· population 159,681

About 159,700 people live in Mesa, Colorado. It ranks #1,894 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 4.9%, lower than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.38% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 73% 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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