Rank

1538of 3,144

Montrose, Colorado

Score 6.30 / 10· population 44,156

About 44,200 people live in Montrose, Colorado. It ranks #1,538 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #32 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 3.9%, lower than in 94% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.36% of a home's value each year, less than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.2 years, longer than in 66% of counties. Air quality is better than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 54% 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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