Rank

2557of 3,144

Otero, Colorado

Score 5.45 / 10· population 18,136

About 18,100 people live in Otero, Colorado. It ranks #2,557 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #60 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 3.9%, lower than in 94% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.37% of a home's value each year, less than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.2 years, shorter than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 30), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 53% 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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