Rank

401of 3,144

Missoula, Montana

Score 7.05 / 10· population 121,849

About 121,800 people live in Missoula, Montana. It ranks #401 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #49 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.7 years, longer than in 81% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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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