Rank
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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.0
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax6.2
Environment
- Air quality5.2
- Floods / hurricanes1.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.0
- Life expectancy6.1
- Government employees4.5
- Single-parent households4.7