Rank

146of 3,144

Lincoln, Montana

Score 7.52 / 10· population 21,895

About 21,900 people live in Lincoln, Montana. It ranks #146 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #35 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 95% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.6
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax7.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.7
  2. Life expectancy6.4
  3. Government employees9.6
  4. Single-parent households6.0

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