Rank

167of 3,144

Dawson, Montana

Score 7.47 / 10· population 8,810

About 8,800 people live in Dawson, Montana. It ranks #167 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 1% of a home's value each year, more than in 70% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 16), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 81% 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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