Rank

67of 3,144

Fergus, Montana

Score 7.76 / 10· population 11,772

About 11,800 people live in Fergus, Montana. It ranks #67 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 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 smaller share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Air quality is better than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 74% 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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