Rank
894of 3,144
Hill, Montana
Score 6.67 / 10· population 16,276
About 16,300 people live in Hill, Montana. It ranks #894 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.9% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 92% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.3 years, shorter than in 73% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 17), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 69% 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 President5.8
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax5.5
Environment
- Air quality8.3
- Floods / hurricanes5.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate7.6
- Life expectancy3.3
- Government employees0.6
- Single-parent households2.4