# Lake, Montana — #274 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 7.22 of 10. FIPS 30047. Population 33,338. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.79 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 8.90 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.90 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.23 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 10.00 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.60 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 4.28 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.90 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.69 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #160 Flathead, Montana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/30029.md
- #401 Missoula, Montana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/30063.md
- #98 Sanders, Montana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/30089.md

## Links

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