Rank

4of 3,144

Carter, Montana

Score 8.28 / 10· population 1,418

About 1,400 people live in Carter, Montana. It ranks #4 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.2% of a home's value each year, less than in almost every other county. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 97% 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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