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65of 3,144

Judith Basin, Montana

Score 7.77 / 10· population 2,093

About 2,100 people live in Judith Basin, Montana. It ranks #65 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.5% of a home's value each year, less than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 29), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 91% 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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.8
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax7.5

Environment

  1. Air quality7.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes8.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate est.8.3
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees5.6
  4. Single-parent households2.5

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