# Routt, Colorado — #727 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.77 of 10. FIPS 08107. Population 25,064. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 25,100 people live in Routt, Colorado. It ranks #727 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 3.9%, lower than in 94% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.28% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 16), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 56% 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 | 8.43 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 3.56 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.05 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 6.45 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.60 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 4.25 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.52 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 8.95 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #396 Carbon, Wyoming — https://libertymoving.org/counties/56007.md
- #1634 Eagle, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08037.md
- #1936 Garfield, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08045.md
- #1438 Rio Blanco, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08103.md
- #1193 Grand, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08049.md
- #1420 Moffat, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08081.md
- #1145 Jackson, Colorado — https://libertymoving.org/counties/08057.md

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