Rank

247of 3,144

Lewis and Clark, Montana

Score 7.27 / 10· population 75,011

About 75,000 people live in Lewis and Clark, Montana. It ranks #247 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #45 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.73% of a home's value each year, less than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% 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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