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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)3.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President3.1
  4. Sales tax5.5
  5. Property tax8.4

Environment

  1. Air quality est.7.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.7
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees8.2
  4. Single-parent households6.1

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