Rank

1856of 3,144

Weld, Colorado

Score 6.12 / 10· population 359,442

About 359,400 people live in Weld, Colorado. It ranks #1,856 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 2.9%, lower than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.55% of a home's value each year, less than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 54), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% 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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