Rank
629of 3,144
Teller, Colorado
Score 6.84 / 10· population 24,617
About 24,600 people live in Teller, Colorado. It ranks #629 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 3.9%, lower than in 94% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.35% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78 years, longer than in 74% of counties. Air quality is better than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 89% 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.
v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values
Election 2026 updates
News that could move a factor in this ranking. The scores do not change until the data behind them does.
Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)3.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.7
- Sales tax6.5
- Property tax8.3
Environment
- Air quality7.3
- Floods / hurricanes8.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.3
- Life expectancy8.0
- Government employees2.1
- Single-parent households9.7