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45of 3,144

Gallatin, Montana

Score 7.86 / 10· population 126,409

About 126,400 people live in Gallatin, Montana. It ranks #45 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #21 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.55% of a home's value each year, less than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 18), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President4.8
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax7.3

Environment

  1. Air quality8.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.9
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees9.8
  4. Single-parent households8.6

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