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761of 3,144

Cascade, Montana

Score 6.75 / 10· population 84,900

About 84,900 people live in Cascade, Montana. It ranks #761 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #51 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.77% of a home's value each year, more than in 52% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 75% 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 President6.0
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax6.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.0
  2. Life expectancy6.1
  3. Government employees4.5
  4. Single-parent households4.7

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