Rank
1114of 3,144
Summit, Colorado
Score 6.54 / 10· population 30,465
About 30,500 people live in Summit, Colorado. It ranks #1,114 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #19 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 4.9%, lower than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.32% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)3.0
- GOP + LP vote for President3.1
- Sales tax5.5
- Property tax8.4
Environment
- Air quality est.7.5
- Floods / hurricanes3.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.7
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees8.2
- Single-parent households6.1