Rank

180of 3,144

Custer, Montana

Score 7.42 / 10· population 11,985

About 12,000 people live in Custer, Montana. It ranks #180 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.8% of a home's value each year, more than in 55% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.2 years, longer than in 54% of counties. Air quality is better than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% 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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