# Montrose, Colorado — #1,538 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.30 of 10. FIPS 08085. Population 44,156. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.14 |  |
| 2A | state | 3.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 7.26 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.58 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.15 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.45 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.20 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.26 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 7.20 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.21 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.51 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1632 San Juan, Utah — https://libertymoving.org/counties/49037.md
- #1894 Mesa, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08077.md
- #1258 San Miguel, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08113.md
- #862 Ouray, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08091.md
- #2169 Delta, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08029.md
- #1242 Gunnison, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08051.md

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