# Mesa, Colorado — #1,894 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.09 of 10. FIPS 08077. Population 159,681. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.14 |  |
| 2A | state | 3.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.33 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.15 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.72 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 5.55 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.10 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.81 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 7.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.05 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.61 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #1538 Montrose, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08085.md
- #736 Grand, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49019.md
- #1343 Pitkin, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08097.md
- #1936 Garfield, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08045.md
- #2169 Delta, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08029.md
- #1242 Gunnison, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08051.md

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