Rank
372of 3,144
Yuma, Colorado
Score 7.08 / 10· population 9,862
About 9,900 people live in Yuma, Colorado. It ranks #372 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 2.9%, lower than in 95% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.53% of a home's value each year, less than in 74% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 96% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.4 years, longer than in 87% of counties. Air quality is better than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 91% 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 President8.2
- Sales tax7.4
- Property tax7.4
Environment
- Air quality6.8
- Floods / hurricanes8.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy9.4
- Government employees0.3
- Single-parent households9.3