Rank

289of 3,144

Deer Lodge, Montana

Score 7.19 / 10· population 9,673

About 9,700 people live in Deer Lodge, Montana. It ranks #289 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #47 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.6 years, longer than in 71% of counties. Air quality is better than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 92% 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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