# Montezuma, Colorado — #2,322 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.75 of 10. FIPS 08083. Population 26,531. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 26,500 people live in Montezuma, Colorado. It ranks #2,322 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #54 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 2.9%, lower than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.29% of a home's value each year, less than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 71% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.9 years, shorter than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% 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 | 5.53 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.98 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.33 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 7.36 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.55 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 4.39 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 3.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.02 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.57 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1632 San Juan, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49037.md
- #3098 San Juan, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35045.md
- #826 Dolores, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08033.md
- #2331 La Plata, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08067.md

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