Rank
1578of 3,144
Glacier, Montana
Score 6.28 / 10· population 13,609
About 13,600 people live in Glacier, Montana. It ranks #1,578 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #55 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.49% of a home's value each year, less than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is higher than in 80% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 19), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 68% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President3.9
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax7.6
Environment
- Air quality8.1
- Floods / hurricanes5.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.5
- Life expectancy0.0
- Government employees0.1
- Single-parent households0.9