Rank

274of 3,144

Lake, Montana

Score 7.22 / 10· population 33,338

About 33,300 people live in Lake, Montana. It ranks #274 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #46 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.48% of a home's value each year, less than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 11), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 56% 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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