Rank
1900of 3,144
Big Horn, Montana
Score 6.08 / 10· population 12,751
About 12,800 people live in Big Horn, Montana. It ranks #1,900 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #56 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.56% of a home's value each year, less than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 58% of counties. On this site's state scores, Montana gets 6.79 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President4.9
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax7.2
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes4.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate4.6
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees0.2
- Single-parent households3.6