Rank

160of 3,144

Flathead, Montana

Score 7.48 / 10· population 113,679

About 113,700 people live in Flathead, Montana. It ranks #160 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #37 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78 years, longer than in 74% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 42), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% 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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