Rank

232of 3,144

Chouteau, Montana

Score 7.31 / 10· population 5,847

About 5,800 people live in Chouteau, Montana. It ranks #232 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #44 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.64% of a home's value each year, less than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is better than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 31), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 63% 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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