# Otero, Colorado — #2,557 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.45 of 10. FIPS 08089. Population 18,136. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 7.14 |  |
| 2A | state | 3.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.98 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.22 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 5.66 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.45 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.15 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.99 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 2.20 |  |
| Government employees | county | 0.11 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.16 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1050 Bent, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08011.md
- #932 Kiowa, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08061.md
- #2001 Las Animas, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08071.md
- #2822 Pueblo, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08101.md
- #2042 Crowley, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08025.md

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