Rank

2of 3,144

Madison, Montana

Score 8.37 / 10· population 9,521

About 9,500 people live in Madison, Montana. It ranks #2 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.34% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 85% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 80% 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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