Rank

757of 3,144

Blaine, Montana

Score 6.75 / 10· population 6,899

About 6,900 people live in Blaine, Montana. It ranks #757 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #50 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.68% of a home's value each year, less than in 56% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.5 years, shorter than in 71% of counties. Air quality is better than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 30), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 67% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.1
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax6.6

Environment

  1. Air quality7.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy3.5
  3. Government employees0.5
  4. Single-parent households1.2

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