# Missoula, Montana — #401 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 7.05 of 10. FIPS 30063. Population 121,849. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.79 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.53 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 3.83 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.27 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 10.00 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.10 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.14 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.70 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.05 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.43 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #164 Idaho, Idaho — https://libertymoving.org/counties/16049.md
- #160 Flathead, Montana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/30029.md
- #16 Ravalli, Montana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/30081.md
- #190 Clearwater, Idaho — https://libertymoving.org/counties/16035.md
- #22 Granite, Montana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/30039.md
- #98 Sanders, Montana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/30089.md
- #8 Powell, Montana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/30077.md
- #274 Lake, Montana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/30047.md
- #97 Mineral, Montana — https://libertymoving.org/counties/30061.md

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